Telegraph.co.uk | Alex becomes a hurricane CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Hurricane Alex gained strength early Wednesday as the storm began to take aim on the western Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported. The Category 1 storm, which became the first June hurricane on the ... Hurricane in Gulf means insurance sales on hold Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats Hurricane Alex could make land late Wednesday |
Globe and Mail | In Ordinary Lives, US Sees the Work of Russian Agents New York Times MONTCLAIR, NJ FBI agents arrested Richard and Cynthia Murphy at their suburban home on Sunday night. By SCOTT SHANE and CHARLIE SAVAGE WASHINGTON â€" They had lived for more than a decade in American cities and suburbs from Seattle to New York, ... Russian 'secret agents' led suburban lives U.S. arrests 10 for » |
Telegraph.co.uk | G20 summit: leaders agree to halve deficits by 2013 Telegraph.co.uk Leaders at the G20 summit in Toronto have agreed to cut national budget deficits in half by 2013. Heads of state also agreed new rules that would force British banks to boost their funds by £130 billion to reduce the risk of another Lehman ... G20 nations commit to halving budgets by 2013 Analysis: G20 put to test by uneven recovery G20 Leaders Pledge to Cut Government Deficits |
The Hindu | Americans Have No One to Blame but Themselves New York Times Ivan Sekretarev/AP Ghana's goalkeeper, Richard Kingson, was a big reason the US could not score the go-ahead goal in the second half. More Photos » By GEORGE VECSEY The Times's soccer blog has the 2010 World Cup covered from » |
TIME (blog) | Asian carp forces troubleshooters to dream big Chicago Tribune A century ago, reversing the Chicago River and building a complex system of channels to steer sewage away from Lake Michigan was considered one of the great engineering feats in world history. ... The carp, and the inadequate responses, just keep coming An Invader, Near the Great Lakes Single Asian carp found 6 miles from Lake Michigan |
NDTV.com | As Generals Change, Afghan Debate Narrows to 2 Powerful Voices New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The messy departure of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal is likely to make the Obama administration's internal debates over Afghanistan even more pointed, giving the military a powerful advocate for staying the ... Test of counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan Petraeus's Opportunity |
NDTV.com | McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War FOXNews June 23: President Obama announces Gen. David Petraeus, center, will replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens. There's never a good time for an American administration to air its dirty laundry in ... Petraeus could provide calming influence after leadership change Petraeus Is Now Taking Control of a 'Tougher Fight' A rapid-fire chain of events led to Gen. McChrystal's downf » |
NDTV.com | In Washington, it's a war of words over top general Boston Globe General Stanley A. McChrystal and his aides had some strong words in Rolling Stone magazine for â€" and got strong reactions from â€" Washington players. A sampling: From the Rolling Stone article: “Are you asking about Vice President Biden? ... Obama to confront McChrystal at White House Officials: Gen. McChrystal Prepared to Resign Obama has free rein to act on McChrystal, but system is still complex |
Telegraph.co.uk | Suspect in car bomb try pleads guilty NorthJersey.com AP NEW YORK â€" C » |
The Guardian | Day 61: The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times The chairman of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee released an internal BP document on Sunday showing that the company's own analysis of damage to the well bore resulted in a worst-case estimate of 100000 barrels of oil leaking into the Gulf ... Why don't news outlets c » |
Reuters India | Yuan shot heard round the world but quiet in China Reuters BEIJING, June 20 (Reuters) - China's announcement that it will resume currency reform made waves glob » |
ABC News | BP replaces CEO Hayward as point man for oil spill response Los Angeles Times The oil giant's chairman cites the chief executive's inartful public remarks in explaining the decision. Managing director Robert Dudley, a Mississippi native, will take over daily operations. BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward leaves a House Oversight ... Getting life back? BP CEO on way off spill duty BP's CEO To Hand Off Day-To-Day Gulf Operations |
msnbc.com | LA superior in fourth, win 16th NBA title Boston Globe LOS ANGELES â€" It was always about adversity. Kevin Garnett's knee. Glen Davis's fight. From the start of the season, the troubles seemed to come in a constant downpour. But it was always about how the Celtics would handle them. ... Mike Dunleavy: Lakers' Gasol led the way Los Angeles Lakers repeat, stave off Celtics, 83-79, as Kobe Bryant captures ... Old Celtics run out of gas before the finish |
The Guardian | BP to create $20 billion fund for claims Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from President Barack Obama, BP agreed today to set aside $20 billion in a spill recovery escrow account to compensate Gulf Coast fishermen and others who have lost ... US Congress set to grill BP chief BP Says It's Sorry - and Guarantees $20B for Gulf BP details plan for $20 billion claim fund for oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico |
msnbc.com | Lakers Force Celtics to a Game 7 New York Times LOS ANGELES â€" The portrait of a defending champion too stubborn to let go took on many guises Tuesday night: Pau Gasol absorbing hard fouls, and standing t » |
NEWS.com.au | Efforts to Repel Gulf Oil Spill Are Described as Chaotic New York Times GRAND ISLE, La. â€" Deano Bonano, the emergency preparedness director for Jefferson Parish, marched from a motor home being used as a command center to an office across the street filled with BP officials. Adm. Thad » |
CBC.ca | Obama to report on how he'll hold BP responsible Boston Globe A flare burned yesterday from a drill ship that is recovering some of the oil from the ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) By Jackie Calmes WASHINGTON â€" President Obama will address the nation about the oil disaster in ... Obama wants BP escrow fund for spill damage Pressure mounts; oil nears Day 54: The Latest on the Oil Spill |
Times Online | 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, ... Soft goal gives US 1-1 tie against England US vs. England: A goal no one will forget I can bounce back, insists Green |
Washington Post | At Least 16 Campers Killed in Arkansas Flash Flood ABC News At least 16 people, including some children, were killed Friday after flash floods swept through their remote Arkansas campsites following a heavy rain, according to Gov. Mike Beebe. In five hours waters rose 20 feet in the Albert ... Flash Floods Sweep Through Arkansas Camps At least 16 dead in Arkansas flood Arkansas flash floods kill at least 16 people |
NEWS.com.au | Australia joins search for teenage solo sailor The Hindu An Australian jet joined a race against time Friday to reach solo sailor Abby Sunderland after the US teenager triggered emergency beacons after battling 6-metre swells and 90 km-per-hour winds in the middle of the Indian Ocean. ... Teenage sailor in ocean distress Teenage round-the-world sailor missing Teenage Girl, Sailing Solo, Is Missing |
ABC News | UN imposes another round of sanctions on Iran Washington Post President Obama is welcoming the UN Security Council's new sanctions against a defiant Iran over its nuclear program, saying it sends an 'unmistakable message' to Tehran. By Colum Lynch and Glenn Kessler UNITED NATIONS -- After several months of ... UN Slaps Iran With New Curbs |
Boston Globe | Anti-incumbent mood as voters pick candidates Reuters Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican candidate for US Senate, and her husband Frank leave a polling station in Los Altos Hills, California June 8, 2010, after casting her b » |
Globe and Mail | Steve Jobs unveils iPhone 4 â€" and its video c » |
CBC.ca | In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades Washington Post Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion. By Joel Achenbach and David Brown Snorkeling along a coral reef near Veracruz, Mexico, in 2002, Texas biologist Wes Tunnell ... Relief wells are last hope to stop oil leak Barack Obama turns storyteller to stem political effect of Deepwater Horizon Cap Slows Gulf Oil Leak as Engineers Move Cautiously |
