Globe and Mail | Town Elbows Its Way Into Clinton Wedding New York Times RHINEBECK, NY â€" Bill and Hillary Clinton have tried to shield their daughter, Chelsea, from the gaze of the public for most of her life. Mike Groll/Associated Press Wedding guests waited for a bus to ... Chelsea Clinton Marries Marc Mezvinsky Bill and Hillary Clinton Describe Great Pride and Overwhelming Emotion' Chelsea Clinton had a Christian/Jewish wedding: Now what? |
Globe and Mail | US Braces for Blowback Over Afghan War Disclosures ABC News AP By KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Writer Adm. Mike Mullen, the top US military officer, gestures during a press conference in Baghdad,... Operatives inside Afghanistan and Pakistan who have worked for the US against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at risk ... Pentagon fears more war-log leaks Leaked documents show daily toll of enemy ambushes WikiLeaks Analysis: Dossier points to the war's most dangerous man |
Telegraph.co.uk | In Disclosing Secret Documents, WikiLeaks Seeks 'Transparency' New York Times WikiLeaks.org, the online organization that posted tens of thousands of classified military field reports about the Afghan war on Sunday, says its goal in disclosing secret documents is to reveal “unethical behavior†by governments and ... Wikileaks takes new approach in latest release of documents White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents White House condemns release of Afghan war documents |
Globe and Mail | Oil Rig's Siren Was Kept Silent, Technician Says New York Times KENNER, La. â€" The emergency alarm on the Deepwater Horizon was not fully activated the day the oil rig caught fire and exploded, killing 11 people and setting off the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a rig worker on Friday told a ... Technician for Deepwater Horizon testifies that warning system disabled Safety systems were bypassed, rig worker says BP oil spill: safety breaches revealed |
The Guardian | Ousted official Shirley Sherrod blamed Fox, but other outlets ran with story Washington Post The White House spokesman and the agriculture secretary weren't the only ones offering regrets Wednesday to the lower-level official abruptly fired over a videotape excerpt that turned out to be tot » |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP Hopes to Keep Gulf Well Closed, but Seeping Is Detected New York Times After three days of encouraging pressure tests, a senior BP official said Sunday that the company's recently capped well in the Gulf of Mexico was holding up and that BP now hoped to keep the well closed until it could be permanently ... US Demands More Test Data From BP After Seep Found Spill success marred by BP, government bickering » |
Globe and Mail | BP Extends Gulf Well Tests Another 24 Hours, Plans to Resume Oil Capture Bloomberg BP Plc will open its sealed Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico and channel oil to vessels on the surface after extending tests on the well another 24 hours, the US government decided. BP, based in London, ... BP's testing of Gulf oil well extended for 24 hours BP extends testing of capped oil well in Gulf of Mexico The Gulf waits: Oil is plugged, but for how long? |
Globe and Mail | Live blog: Friday's British Open round: Oosthuizen leads USA Today USA TODAY is following the second round of the British Open. The tournament is on ESPN. Tiger Woods shot a 67. John Daly is in at 66 and everyone is chasing Rory McIlroy's 63 after the first day. Woods has a 9:15 am ET tee time today. ... Oosthuizen moves in front at St. Andrews Oosthuizen surges to 3-shot lead at British Open Louis Oosthuizen Takes 3-Shot Lead Over McIlroy at British Open |
CBC.ca | Leak Hampers BP Effort to Shut Off Well and Halt Spill New York Times Dave Martin/AP BP began a test of a new cap on its leaking well, cutting off the flow of oil to collection ships. By HENRY FOUNTAIN ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 50 miles off Louisiana â€" BP stopped collecting oil from its runaway well on Wednesday afternoon, ... Leak in equipment delays BP's efforts to stop massive oil gusher BP Fixing New Cap Leak as It Prepares to Start Gulf Well Test BP Trying to Fix Leaking Pipe on New Well Cap |
Globe and Mail | BP waiting and hoping on capping Gulf gusher MarketWatch By MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- BP PLC is taking a go-slow approach in how it's conducting a pressure integrity test of the Macondo well that has been spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months. Further analysis of whether a ... Gulf oil to keep flowing while cap is analyzed Oil Still Spilling as Well Test Is Delayed BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until US Gives Go Ahead |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iranian nuclear scientist turns up at DC consular office Los Angeles Times Shahram Amiri vanished last year in Saudi Arabia, and Tehran claimed the US kidnapped him. Pakistan says he is at the Iranian interests section it oversees in Washington, and wants to go home. An Iranian nuclear scientist who Tehran claims was ... Missing Iranian scientist in Washington 'Abducted' Iranian scientist surfaces in US Missing Iranian scientist appears at embassy in US |
msnbc.com | It's fiesta time in Spain as country welcomes home World Cup champions The Canadian Press MADRID â€" Spain's World Cup champions flew home from South Africa on Monday for a massive celebration, including meetings with the Spanish king and prime minister and an open air bus ride through the city's historic centre. At least several hundred ... Spain World Cup team heads home for hero's welcome Dutch dejection: 3rd World Cup final loss sinks in Monday's World Cup round-up |
Reuters | Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Frustrated with limited data on the BP oil gusher, a group of independent scientists has proposed a large experiment that would give a clearer understanding of where the oil and gas are going and where they'll do the most ... Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting |
The Hindu | BP plans to put new cap on well CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP plans to start replacing the cap on its ruptured underwater well Saturday with a better cover that could stop oil from gushing into the Gulf, a company spokesman said. ... BP Readies New Plan to Contain Oil Leak |
The Guardian | Cleveland is left at a loss Boston Globe With that, LeBron James brought joy to the Miami Heat and their fans, disappointment to New York and Chicago, and enormous sorrow to people in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, who have, as he himself said, “seen me grow from an 18-year-old kid ... LeBron James' circus ends; Miami's now begins LeGone: LeBron James dumps Cleveland for Miami Miami Heat: NBA Champions 2011, 2012, 2013... |
Reuters | Backers Say Russian Inmate Torn by Possible Deal New York Times MOSCOW â€" Until this week, Igor V. Sutyagin was being held in a prison camp not far from the Arctic Circle, near the site of what were some of Stalin's most infamous gulags. His supporters say the location was apt, ... US, Russia could be preparing for exchange of spy ring suspects Swap Deal Expected in Spy Case |
Globe and Mail | Special Guests | Criminal Defense Attorney Bernie Grimm, Sen. Jon Kyl FOXNews This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," July 6, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight, President Obama might want to duck because Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is not backing ... Cornyn blasts fed suit over Arizona immigration law Justice Department sues, seeks injunction on Arizona immigration law President Obama wants injunction to st » |
The Guardian | Instant View: Komorowski wins Polish presidency Reuters WARSAW (Reuters) - The ruling Civic Platform party's candidate, Bronislaw Komorowski, won Poland's presidential election, exit polls showed on Sunday, minutes after polling stations closed in the second and final round of voting. ... Interim president appears to have slight lead in Polish elections Zloty R » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Hurricane Alex pushes more oil onto Gulf Coast beaches USA Today Hurricane Alex's rough seas have pushed more oil from the massive spill onto Gulf Coast beaches and sidelined dozens of cleanup vessels. In Louisiana, Alex pushed an oil patch toward Grand Isle and uninhabited Elmer's Island, dumping tar b » |
CBC.ca | As Alex weakens, some hope oil clean up will strengthen CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Now that former Hurricane Alex has lost nearly » |
New York Times (blog) | Sixers not in position to join free-agent sweepstakes Philadelphia Daily News The landscape of the NBA's Eastern Conference is about to change dramatic » |
