National Geographic | Mexico, Texas brace for flooding as Hurricane Alex batters coast CNN By the CNN Wire Staff South Padre Island, Texas (CNN) -- Residents of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico braced for tornadoes and flooding as Hurricane Alex lashed a sparsely populated area south of the Texas border early Thursday morning. ... BP oil spill cleanup work hampered by hurricane Hurricane Alex drenches Mexico's northern coast Hurricane Alex downgraded to Category 1 storm |
Telegraph.co.uk | G20 backs UK Budget, says PM BBC News World leaders at the G20 summit in Canada have backed the UK's "tough but fair" Budget, David Cameron has said. The prime minister said his measures to slash spending and rein in Britain's deficit were endorsed in a communique. ... G20 summit: leaders agree to halve deficits by 2013 President Obama urges G-20 nations to spend; they pledge to halve deficits At Summit, Banks Avoid New Global Regulations |
msnbc.com | With storm's path uncertain, cleanup is, too Houston Chronicle Tropical Storm Alex strengthened Saturday as it careened toward the Gulf of Mexico with 65-mph winds approaching hurricane status. Officials are keeping a close eye on the first named storm of the season, ... Oil spill team frets about Tropical Storm Alex Day 67: The Latest on the Oil Spill Tropical Storm Alex soaks Belize, Mexico's Yucatan |
Kansas City Star | Senate again rejects expanded spending package Washington Post Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) joined Republicans in voting, 57 to 41, to block the package of tax cuts and emergency economic provisions. (Susan Walsh/associated Press) By Lori Montgomery Senate Democrats abandoned on Thursday efforts to provide fresh aid ... Senate GOP blocks jobless aid extension Filibuster halts bill boosting jobless benefits, aid to states Economic relief st » |
ABC Online | The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times A crash involving an undersea robot on Wednesday forced the temporary removal of a containment device inst » |
New York Times | Tornado Tears Through Montana City New York Times Larry Mayer/Billings Gazette, via AP Main Street Casino staff members watching a second thunderstorm approaching after a tornado in Billings, Mont., on Sunday. By DERRICK HENRY A tornado ripped off most of the roof of a sports arena in Billings, Mont., ... Tornado rips roof off entertainment compex in Montana Tornado rips businesses, arena in Billings, Mont. Sunday night tornado first in Yellowstone County in 52 years |
Reuters | BP Chief Draws Outrage for Attending Yacht Race New York Times Chris Ison/Press Association, via AP Tony Hayward's yacht, left, sailed in the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday. By LIZ ROBBINS BP officials on Saturday scrambled yet again to respond to another public relations ch » |
ABC News | Partner in damaged oil well slams BP for 'reckless' actions -- and inaction Washington Post As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival. By Joel Achenbach and Steven Mufson BP's three-front oil spill war -- on the seafloor, on the Gulf Coast and in Congress -- turned into a four-front ... BP replaces CEO Hayward as point man for oil spill response Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill Getting life back? BP CEO on way off spill duty |
Kansas City Star | Republican, Under Pressure, Backpedals From Apology to BP New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Representative Joe L. Barton had to be truly sorry by the time he apologized for his apology on Thursday. Rep. Joe Barton during a hearing on Tuesday before the House Comittee on Energy and Commerce. ... Apparently blood isn't thicker than oil Barton BP 'shakedown' remark draws fire GOP lawmaker defends BP, at his party's peril |
Globe and Mail | BP details plan for $20 billion claim fund for oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Washington Post Obama c » |
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The Hindu | Lawmakers accuse BP of 'shortcuts' Washington Post Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion. By Steven Mufson and Anne E. Kornblut To save time and drilling costs, BP took "shortcuts" that may have led to the oil rig ... Stakes rise for Obama amid oil spill crisis Obama's Political Oil Fund |
Reuters | Day 54: The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times President Obama will use his first primetime television address from the Oval Office on Tuesday to speak to the nation about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a senior White House official said Sunday. The official said that Mr. Obama would use his ... Chevron Distances Its Ways From BP's |
Telegraph.co.uk | Hop, Skip and a Tie New York Times Clint Dempsey, center, with Carlos Bocanegra and Michael Bradley (4) after Dempsey's shot from 25 yards bounced off Robert Green's hands and into the England net for the tying goal. More Photos » By JERÉ LONGMAN RUSTENBURG, South Africa â€" In the end, ... US vs. England: A goal no one will forget I can bounce back, insists Green Report card: How the USA fared vs. England |
Washington Post | Flash floods kill 16 in Arkansas; dozens unaccounted NECN (NECN: Josh Brogadir) - Flash floods swept through a campground, killing 16 people and leaving dozens unaccounted for. authorities say campers could easily have missed those advisories. And no time to get out of the way. A powerful, killing flash flood ... Beebe: Cell towers being brought to flooded area Flash Floods Sweep Through Arkansas Camps Arkansas Flooding Albert Pike Campground Flash |
NEWS.com.au | Rescue teams head to stricken teen sailor ABC Online Jessica Watson's family say their thoughts and prayers are with a solo teenage sailor missing in mountainous seas in the middle of the Indian Ocean. A multi-national search and rescue operation has been launched after emergency beacons onboard ... Teenage sailor in ocean distress California girl sailor, 16, missing in Indian Ocean Teenage round-the-world sailor missing |
CBC.ca | Iran is hit with new set of UN sanctions Los Angeles Times The Security Council resolution is a victory for Obama, but the two 'no' votes â€" from Turkey and Brazil â€" underscore international divisions. By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times A divided UN Security Council tightened sanctions against Iran over its ... Israel: Iran sanctions a good start Iran dismisses new UN sanctions Sanctions are like "used handkerchief," Iranian president says |
Reuters | How bad could BP oil spill get for the Gulf and the nation? USA Today By Eric Gay, AP By Elizabeth Weise and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY The numbers point to an unprecedented ecological disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico and possibly along the Eastern Seaboard. A cap placed over the leaking BP well in the Gulf of Mexico ... BP says profits from spilled oil will benefit new wildlife fund Gulf Oil Spill: 50 Days Into Crisis, Where Do Things Stand? Gulf oil leak may be bigger than BP says |
The Hindu | U.S. says BP aims to double the oil captured in Gulf Reuters A pelican sits covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in Barataria Bay, Louisiana just off the Gulf of Mexico June 6, 2010. BP's containment cap is capturing an increasing amount of oil spewing from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, ... Gulf oil disaster cleanup to take years, » |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP captures more oil from broken Gulf of Mexico well Reuters VENICE, La./PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla., June 6 (Reuters) - BP's containment cap is capturing an increasing amount of oil spewing from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, but the US admiral leading the government relief effort ... Obama's Oil Crisis Politics |
