Telegraph.co.uk | The big day: Chelsea Clinton to wed in upstate NY msnbc.com Mary Altaffer / AP Children wave at members of the media from a bus decorated with a sign congratulating Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky. by Michael Hill RHINEBECK, NY â€" Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive ... Sm » |
New York Times (blog) | NY Dem charged with 13 ethics violations Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON â€" A House panel accused Rep. Charles Rangel of New York Thursday of 13 ethics rules violations, placing his storied 40-year political career in jeopardy and guaranteeing Democrats an election-year ... Charges against Rangel unveiled after efforts to reach settlement fail US ethics panel reviews tentative Rangel deal-source Ethics Trial for Rangel Looms as House Panel Details Charges |
Reuters | WikiLeaks: For public, it confirms worst about Afghanistan Christian Science Monitor WikiLeaks documents in many respects paint a picture of a war going poorly. But they're unlikely to convince the public that the answer is to get out now. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks a news conference at the Frontline Club in London ... Afghan casualties House Approves $59 Billion for Afghan War |
Globe and Mail | Analysis: US investors still cool on Euro banks after test Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Valuations on Europe's banking sector may look cheap on paper but don't expect US-based portfolio managers to scoop them up even after stress tests showed a vast majority have sufficient capital. ... 7 Banks in Europe Fail 'Stress Test' for Scant Capital EU Bank Stress Tests Fail to Reassure Investors Wary of Capital Criteria Not So Stressful |
Telegraph.co.uk | Clinton: US, world stand with Afghanistan The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan â€" US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday vowed the United States and its » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Seep near capped well worries US Los Angeles Times Concerns prompt a stern warning to BP from Washington's point man on the gulf oil spill. Workers on the secondary relief well Development Driller II await results of the stacking cap integrity test. (Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times / July 17, ... Engineers detect seepage near BP oil well US Demands More Test Data From BP After Seep Found in Seabed US demands BP do more tests after seep detected |
The Hindu | A Spill Into the Psyche, and a Respite New York Times Out on the Gulf of Mexico, where the surface has come to resemble a floating intensive-care unit â€" » |
The Guardian | Friday's British Open round live: USA Today USA TODAY is following the first 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 surges to lead of British Open BRITISH OPEN Field takes aim at St. Andrews British Open, Round 1 recap |
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 efforts to stop massive oil gusher BP Fixing New Cap Leak as It Prepares to Start Gulf Well Test House approves its own Gulf oil spill panel |
CBC.ca | Pressure mounts for BP Houston Chronicle Dave Martin AP Vessels monitor a oil burn Tuesday near the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico. Other ships were moved away in preparation for testing of a new cap on the spewing well. BP inched closer toward an endgame ... Day 84: The Latest on the Oil Spill BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until US Gives Go Ahead Key BP Oil Well Test Delayed - US Official |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP oil spill: new cap 'successfully inst » |
The Hindu | Socres Killed in Sunday's Twin Bomb Blasts in Uganda Voice of America Authorities in Uganda said more than 60 people were killed and scores more wounded in two separate bomb explosions in the capital, Kampala, late Sunday. Police said the first blast took place at an Ethiopian restaurant, while the second explosion ... Death toll rises to at least 60 in Uganda twin bombings Bombers Kill More Than 60 in Attacks in Uganda Capital Twin bombs kill scores of World Cup watchers in Uganda |
The Guardian | Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" Hundreds of thousands of g » |
The Hindu | Intrigue and Ambiguity in Cases of 4 Russians Sent to West in Spy Swap New York Times WASHINGTON â€" When Aleksandr Zaporozhsky, one of four Russians delivered to the West in this week's spy swap, landed at Dulles International Airport on Friday to join his family in the United States, it was only the latest ... Who the US got in the spy swap US seized opportunity in arrests of Russian spies US, Russia Swap Agents to End Crisis |
Reuters | Masked and angry, rioters cause chaos San Jose Mercury News As the verdict reached the streets, hundreds converged in downtown Oakland for mostly peaceful protests before swelling to a crowd of more than a thousand, with a hard-core splinter group of rioters clashing with police and wreaking ... Oakland protesters clash with police after verdict in BART shooting Oakland police make 50 arrests, with more expected Rioters storm streets after verdict in killing of unarmed black man |
Telegraph.co.uk | Cornyn blasts fed suit over Arizona immigration law Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON â€" A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the US Department of Justice ch » |
Reuters | Day 76: The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times BP's tab has climbed to just over $3 billion for work on cleaning and capping the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and for payouts to individuals, businesses and governments. The total of $3.12 billion was up from $2.65 billion a week earlier. ... Recovery effort f » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Joey Chestnut downs 54 hot dogs to retain title San Francisco Chronicle Stephen Chernin / AP Joey Chestnut of San Jose hoists some antacid after winning the hot dog eating contest in New York. A Japanese eating champion who sat out this year's Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog contest apparently ... Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest mayhem as sidelined ex-champ Takeru Kobayashi ... Ex-champ Kobayashi crashes the stage at Coney Island hot dog contest MLE takes competitive eating to new despicable level |
National Geographic | For now, government and BP working together to assess oil spill damage Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
Globe and Mail | Russian spy suspect Anna Chapman: I regret life I've chosen Telegraph.co.uk The British ex-husband of » |
The Hindu | Local oil-spill-response vessels may be needed in the Gulf Seattle Times An emergency federal rule could set the stage for the departure of several of the Pacific Northwest's oil-spill-response vessels to battle the massive BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But Washington state officials say they won't approve the transfer of ... Oil spill in the gulf: Latest developments Oil invades more wetlands as surf pounds Gulf coast Storm Alex Downgraded as It Dissipates Over Mexican Mountains |
