Globe and Mail | Chemicals used to fight Gulf oil slick a trade-off The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â" A massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has become the testing ground for a new technique where a potent mix of chemicals is shot deep undersea in an effort to stop oil from reaching the surface, and scientists are hurriedly weighing the ... Oil spill seen as energy opportunity for Obama Steffy: New regulations loom as oil slick grows Gulf Current Nears Spill, May Pull Oil South, Scientist Says |
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Chemicals used to fight Gulf oil slick a trade-off - The Associated Press
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Bomb plot suspect arrested trying to catch flight to Dubai - CNN International
The Guardian | Bomb plot suspect arrested trying to catch flight to Dubai CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) -- A US citizen has been arrested in the Times Square bombing probe, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced early Tuesday. Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested at JFK airport in New York late Monday as he prepared to ... Text: Statement on arrest in failed NY car bombing US Makes Arrest in Times Square Car Bomb Attack, Holder Says Pakistani arrested in Times Square car bomb attack |
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Police scour video, evidence in Times Square bomb try - CNN
BBC News | Police scour video, evidence in Times Square bomb try CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) -- Law enforcement officials early Monday pored through evidence, including a 20-second video, after a failed car bombing attempt in Times Square over the weekend. The video released by authorities showed an image ... Witness: Out of the theater, into the drama in New York Man on video sought after NYC car bomb plot fails New York police focus on man seen near Times Square car bomb |
Sunday, May 2, 2010
NY police defuse car bomb in Times Square - Reuters
Reuters | NY police defuse car bomb in Times Square Reuters NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - Police have "rendered safe" a car bomb found inside a sport utility vehicle that triggered the evacuation of New York's Times Square on Saturday night in an incident that the city's mayor said early on Sunday could have ... Bomb Scare Evacuates Times Square NYC mayor: Vehicle contained explosive device New Yorkers Avert 'Very Deadly Event' as Police Disarm Car Bomb |
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
BP Is Criticized Over Oil Spill, but US Missed Chances to Act - New York Times
Reuters | BP Is Criticized Over Oil Spill, but US Missed Chances to Act New York Times A team from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research treated an oil-covered Northern Gannet on Friday in Fort Jackson, La. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and ERIC LIPTON NEW ORLEANS â" As oil edged toward the Louisiana coast and fears continued to grow that the leak ... Wildlife rescue teams ready for US oil spill victims BP's Response to Oil Spill Lacking, Government Officials Say Analysis: Gulf leak may be harsher type of oil |
Friday, April 30, 2010
Obama blasted, 13 nations cited on religious freedom - USA Today
Washington Times | Obama blasted, 13 nations cited on religious freedom USA Today By Sabah Arar, AFP/Getty Images By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY A bipartisan US commission on religious freedom says President Obama is softening his stand on protecting the right to one's faith at a time when religious persecution is on the rise, ... US Commission Names 13 Nations for Violating Religious Freedoms US defense of global religious freedom wanes under Obama, panel says US panel names 13 countries as religious violators |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated - BusinessWeek
Globe and Mail | BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated BusinessWeek April 29 (Bloomberg) -- A damaged BP Plc oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is leaking as many as 5000 barrels of crude a day, five times more than previously estimated, the US Coast Guard said. âThere's an additional breach ... New leak discovered as Coast Guard mulls options to clean oil spill Oil spill five times as large as earlier thought Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device |