Telegraph.co.uk | Hurricane Alex picks up speed msnbc.com AP Hurricane Alex churns through the western Gulf of Mexico, taking aim at the Mexico-Texas border, far away from the massive oil spill. MIAMI â€" Hurricane Alex was becoming stronger in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, but was expected to skirt oil fields ... Hurricane Alex and the BP Oil Spill Disaster Hurricane Alex could make land late Wednesday Biden visits gulf as storm approaches |
Kansas City Star | 'spies' were no James Bonds BBC News The funniest aspect of the careers of the 10 » |
CBC.ca | Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, dead at 92 CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington(CNN) -- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator's office said. Byrd, a nine-term Democrat, ... Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92 Robert C. Byrd, Senate's Longest Serving Member, Dead at 92 Sen. Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, has died at 92 |
The Hindu | Violence, vandalism rock G-20 protests CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Toronto, Canada (CNN) -- Police said they were preparing for more disruptions Sunday after groups of protesters burned cars, hurled bricks and smashed windows as they tried to penetrate the fence surrounding the G-20 summit. ... Security tightened near summit venue amid anti G-20 violence Toronto faces second violent day: Blair Toronto police use tear gas to combat G20 'thugs' |
CBC.ca | Weather could be latest problem in spill cleanup Detroit Free Press AP Tropical weather gathering strength in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued with setbacks for more than two ... Tropical storm Alex not on track for Gulf Tropical depression stirs concern Gulf braces for storm, halt to oil containment |
Reuters | The long run is over: Isner wins marathon Boston Globe LONDON â€" Elizabeth Windsor decided to take in some tennis at Wimbledon yesterday. Although tickets are scarcer than elephants cavorting at Piccadilly Circus, she managed to cop a couple, and in the front row of Centre Court, no less. ... Live - Wimbledon 2010 Isner, Mahut linked forever by marathon match Analysis: Martina Navratilova's take on the longest match |
The Guardian | Short, Tense Deliberation, Then a General Is Gone New York Times President Obama leaving the Rose Garden after announcing that he had replaced Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. His advisers were divided over how to handle the controversy over the general. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON â€" By the time he woke up Wednesday ... Can Petraeus deliver in Afghanistan? McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War McChrystal out, strategy remains |
