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Globe and Mail | Reactions over Ariz. law ruling range from relief to rage USA Today PHOENIX â" Leticia Espinoza's neighbor was ready to go. The illegal immigrant from Mexico was terrified of the Arizona law set to go into effect today that would have granted police officers unprecedented powers to stem illegal ... Ruling Against Arizona Is a Warning for Other States Arizona's Immigration Law Supporters Find Solace in Remaining Provisions Judge Blocks Controversial Provisions in Arizona Immigration Law |
Los Angeles Times | Pakistan's Double Game New York Times There is a lot to be disturbed by in the battlefield reports from Afghanistan released Sunday by WikiLeaks. The close-up details of war are always unsettling, even more so with this war, which was so badly neglected and bungled by President George W. ... Afghanistan war logs: tensions increase after revelation of more leaked files WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war WikiLeaks emerges as powerful online whistleblower |
Stuff.co.nz | Iowa Dam Ruptures Under Torrential Rain New York Times DELHI, Iowa â" Heavy rain ruptured the Lake Delhi dam Saturday, sending a torrent into the Maquoketa River below and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes and vacation cabins in eastern Iowa. Officials estimated 8000 people ... Iowa Governor Says Immediate Danger has Passed After 'Catastrophic' Dam Break Dam fails in eastern Iowa, causing massive flooding IA dam collapses as flooding hits state |
The Hindu | BP's Well to Remain Sealed as Tropical Storm Passes, Delaying Final Kill Bloomberg Tropical storm Bonnie in the Gulf of Mexico will delay BP Plc's efforts to permanently plug its wrecked Macondo well by almost two weeks, though the gusher will remain sealed so that no more oil ... BP Oil Spill Site To Be Evacuated as Storm Brews |
Washington Post | Agriculture secretary to review resignation of USDA worker CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said early Wednesday that he will review the case of a former Agriculture Department official who resigned after a video clip surfaced of her discussing a white farmer. ... USDA to reconsider ousting of worker over race charges USDA official's resignation stirs racial tempest USDA reconsiders employee ouster over race remarks |
Telegraph.co.uk | Feds: Cap on ruptured BP's oil well leaking The Associated Press WASHINGTON â" Oil is leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well, but federal officials intend to leave it in place for now. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad » |
The Hindu | Optimistic BP Hopeful That Damaged Well Can Stay Closed New York Times BP said on Sunday that it hoped to leave its well in the Gulf of Mexico closed down until it is permanently plugged, meaning that little or no more oil should spew into the gulf. Dave Martin/Associated Press Workers skimmed for oil in ... BP says it plans to keep gulf oil well cap closed Seal on Gulf well could remain several weeks, BP official says BP mulls big post-spill restructure: report |
Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny, Obama cautious Reuters HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The cap on BP Plc's (BP.N) (BP.L) stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well appeared to hold on Friday, but officials intensified monitoring after a critical test showed pressure rising ... BP says capped Gulf of Mexico oil well not leaking Gulf beach resorts persist in the face of the oil spill Officials C » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Daly Turns Heads With an Opening 66 New York Times ST. ANDREWS, Scotland â" After » |
Globe and Mail | US Delays Test of Device That Could Seal Gulf Well New York Times ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 40 miles off Louisiana â" Workers on surface ships continued to flare gas and oil on Wednesday at the site of BP's runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico after officials announced that a critical pressure test on the ... DEALTALK-Oil spill muddies bank M&A in US Gulf BP Delays Work on Cap, Relief Well |
Sydney Morning Herald | Employees, Managers Included, Got the Worst of Steinbrenner New York Times When strangers met George Steinbrenner soci » |
KVAL | 6 dead in New Mexico business shooting, police say CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- New Mexico authorities said a former employee shot and killed five people at a business Monday in Albuquerque before turning the gun on herself. Police said officers responded to a 911 c » |
The Hindu | BP attempts lower new cap into Gulf well MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- PLC was moving Sunday to inst » |
The Hindu | LeBron James' decision draws fans to TV set USA Today LeBron James' TV show The Decision played to 7.3% of US television homes, according to early ratings from ESPN, making the sit-down program in which he revealed his next NBA stop the network's top-rated show this year outside ... The Five Things You Should Read About LeBron James's Decision Cleveland Plain Dealer's final word on Lebron James LeBron move makes Tampa's Heat-Magic game a hot ticket |
Washington Post | Obama Presses BP on Procedures to Recover More Oil New York Times WASHINGTON - With a weeklong window of favorable weather opening in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration is pressing BP to move quickly on two operations that could double the amount of oil captured from the gushing well. ... BP May Have Third Ship Collecting Oil in Three Days Coast Guard unwilling to assume BP timetable Obama administration set for drill ban legal fight |
The Guardian | Russia, US May Be Planning Spy Exchange Voice of America Russia may be preparing to release a scientist jailed on charges of spying for the United States in exchange for the release of suspected Russian agents detained recently in the United States. The family of imprisoned Russian scientist Igor Sutyagin ... Steps Point to Possible Swap of Spy Suspects With Russia US, Russia plan spy prisoner swap: lawyer 5 suspects in Russia spy case to be moved to NY |
Reuters | Tests on Gulf oil "superskimmer" inconclusive: TMT Reuters TMT Shipping Offshore's converted supertanker, ''A Whale'' and dubbed a ''super skimmer'' is pictured 14 miles (23 km) northwest of the BP oil spill site as Coast Guard officials conduct tests to measure the vessels effectiveness in capturing oil and ... Giant oil skimmer tests in Gulf of Mexico unclear More testing needed for giant Gulf oil skimmer 'Super Skimmer' Tests Limited by Rough Seas in Gulf |
The Guardian | Petraeus: In Afghanistan, 'we are in this to win' Washington Post KABUL -- Seizing the flags of US and NATO forces on Sunday morning, Gen. David Petraeus form » |
France24 | Biden Visits Iraq, Offering Diplomacy Amid Impasse New York Times BAGHDAD â" Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. landed here on Saturday evening for a visit that signaled a desire by the United States to step deeper into a four-month political stalemate that has become a backdrop to the drawdown of ... Biden makes surprise visit to Baghdad as Iraq leaders worry US is shifting focus VP Biden arrives in Iraq amid political impasse Biden arrives in Iraq for Independence Day, meetings |
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CBC.ca | World's largest skimmer arrives in Gulf as Alex disrupts oil cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- A ship described as the world's largest oil skimming vessel has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico, but was awaiting approval to begin work in cleaning up the oil disaster, according to a spokesman for ... BP oil spill nears record as Gulf's worst Alex weakens to tropical storm, but kills three Alex Is Downgraded to Tropical Storm |