Israeli troops attack ship carrying aid to Gaza - Telegraph.co.uk

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Israeli troops attack ship carrying aid to Gaza Telegraph.co.uk Israeli commandoes have stormed a flotilla of ships carrying activists and aid supplies to the blockaded Palestinian enclave of Gaza, killing as many as 16 of those on board. Fighting broke out between the activists and the masked Israeli troops, ... Abbas: Israel has committed a massacre on the Gaza flotilla Ha'aretz Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza-Bound Aid Ships, 10 Killed Voice of America More Than Four Dead After Israeli Soldiers Board Gaza Aid Convoy W »

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Latest oil spill developments - CNN

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Latest oil spill developments CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, said Saturday night that BP should immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries. An independent contractor supplying workers to clean up an oil spill on ... Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill Reuters 'Top Kill' Fails to Stop Leak W »

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Bill Clinton has evolved into Obama's Mr. Fix-It - Washington Post

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Bill Clinton has evolved into Obama's Mr. Fix-It Washington Post After Barack Obama won the White House, he and his aides wrestled for weeks over what to do about Bill Clinton if his wife joined the administration. They worried that the irrepressible former president might overshadow ... Sestak Message Ran Through Clinton W »

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Obama: Federal Government 'in Charge' of Oil Spill Response - FOXNews

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Obama: Federal Government 'in Charge' of Oil Spill Response FOXNews President Obama speaks at a press conference in the East Room of the White House May 27. (AP Photo) President Obama assured the public that he is seizing the reins of the oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico, saying Thursday that Washington is ... Obama Defends Handling of Oil Spill New York Times Obama Pushes for More Regulation, Extends Oil Drilling Moratorium W »

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North Korea cuts all ties with the South - The Guardian

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Lindsay Lohan: Drug Testing, Monitoring Bracelet Ordered - ABC News

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Lindsay Lohan: Drug Testing, Monitoring Bracelet Ordered ABC News Lindsay Lohan avoided jail today but was ordered to abstain from alcohol, wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet on her ankle and submit to weekly random drug tests as conditions for remaining free on bond. Lindsay Lohan says the Cannes ... Lindsay Lohan Ordered To Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet By Judge MTV.com Lindsay Lohan will have to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, have weekly ... New York Daily News Lindsay Lohan Ordered to Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet People Magazine USA Today -Hollywood Reporter -The Associated Press  »

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Officials Back to Gulf as Frustration on Spill Spreads - New York Times

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Officials Back to Gulf as Frustration on Spill Spreads New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Under increasing criticism for not moving more aggressively to halt the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, President Barack Obama sent three cabinet members to the area, examined possible new remedies and formed a special ... Track methane to gauge size of BP spill -scientist Reuters BP: Oil captured from Gulf spill down to 1360 bpd MarketWatch Gulf oil spill makes landf »

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Crash Raises Issue of India's Aviation Oversight - New York Times

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Crash Raises Issue of India's Aviation Oversight New York Times MUMBAI, India â€" An Air India flight carrying 166 people that crashed moments after landing in southern India on Saturday, killing almost everyone on board, has raised questions about India's oversight of a rapidly ... India air crash kills 158 people BBC News Air India Crash Kills 158 W »

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BP swamped by criticism; spilled oil keeps coming - Reuters

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BP swamped by criticism; spilled oil keeps coming Reuters HOUSTON/VENICE, La., May 21 (Reuters) - Anger, skepticism and accusations of lying washed over energy giant BP Plc on Friday as it desperately pursued efforts to contain a month-old seabed well leak billowing crude oil ... BP Collecting Less Oil From Gulf Leak W »

BP Capturing 5000 Barrels a Day From Gulf Oil Leak - BusinessWeek

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BP Capturing 5000 Barrels a Day From Gulf Oil Leak BusinessWeek (Updates with comment on leak rate in sixth paragraph. For more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Jim Polson May 20 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc is capturing 5000 barrels of oil a day from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. ... BP Clean-Up Capturing More Crude Forbes BP capturing 5000 bpd oil at Gulf leak site Reuters Broward prepares for beach tar from oil spill MiamiHerald.com The Associated Press -MarketWatch -ABC News  »

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Angry Electorate Roars at Washington, Hands - FOXNews

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Angry Electorate Roars at Washington, Hands FOXNews One by one, the incumbents or establishment-backed candidates in Tuesday's slate of high-stake contests fell or fell short. If Tuesday's primaries were any indication, incumbents and establishment-backed candidates in November should be shaking in ... The Fix: How (and why) Arlen Specter lost Washington Post Angry Boomers and Other Election Clues New York Times Analysis: Open season on political incumbents CNN BBC News -Seven Sided Cube -Huffington Post (blog)  »

Senate primaries today may give hint of voters' mood - Boston Globe

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Senate primaries today may give hint of voters' mood Boston Globe AP / May 18, 2010 Three Senate primaries will offer some signs today of the voters' mood as the midterm elections near. In Pennsylvania, Senator Arlen Specter, a Republican turned Democrat, is trying to hold off US Representative Joe Sestak for the ... White House distances Obama from Pa.'s Specter The Associated Press US Elections Test Senate Veterans, Tea Party Movement Voice of America Pennsylvania, Arkansas, and Kentucky Primaries Test Establishment U.S. News & World Report Reuters -FOXNews -USA Today  »

BP Reports Some Success in Capturing Leaking Oil - New York Times

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BP Reports Some Success in Capturing Leaking Oil New York Times NEW ORLEANS â€" After more than three weeks of trying to stop a gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, BP engineers have achieved some success using a mile-long pipe to capture some of the oil and divert it to a drill ship on the surface ... Spill Fight Shows Progress W »

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Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells - New York Times

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Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells New York Times The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill began off the coast of Louisiana â€" hundreds of miles from Mexico and far from any other country. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. But many oil spills, ... Another setback for oil spill containment as tube gets pulled out Washington Post Huge oil plumes found under Gulf as BP struggles The Associated Press Monstrous underwater oil plumes found in US Gulf Coast BBC News CNN -BusinessWeek -Voice of America  »

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U.S., UK issue warnings on Bangkok - Reuters

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U.S., UK issue warnings on Bangkok Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - The US Embassy will soon issue a new alert urging its citizens against any travel to Thailand's capital, the embassy spokesman said on Saturday. "Before we were advising against  »

Deadly clashes as police besiege Bangkok protesters - BBC News

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Deadly clashes as police besiege Bangkok protesters BBC News Thai forces in Bangkok have fired live rounds after surrounding a fortified protesters' camp amid clashes that left at least four people dead. Embassies were closed as protesters set fire to a police bus and shot fireworks at troops, who also responded ... Canadian journalist 'gravely wounded' in Thai protest: network AFP Deadly clashes erupt in Bangkok Aljazeera.net violence grips Thai capital CNN New York Times (blog) -NEWS.com.au -BusinessWeek  »

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FBI search near Boston in Times Square bomb probe - Reuters

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FBI search near Boston in Times Square bomb probe Reuters A surveillance photo captured in Times Square shows a Nissan Pathfinder sports utility vehicle (R) containing a bomb in this New York Police Department image released to Reuters on May 2, 2010. NEW YORK (Reuters) - US authorities were searching two ... FBI agents search Watertown home in Times Square probe Boston Herald Authorities search Watertown location in Times Square bomb case Boston Globe Times Square bomb plot probe: FBI raids Boston location in possible connection ... New York Daily News BBC News -W »

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Libya crash plane passed European spot-checks - Reuters

Libya crash plane passed European spot-checks Reuters PARIS, May 12 (Reuters) - European authorities have carried out regular on-the-spot inspections of Afriqiyah aircraft -- including the Airbus jetliner which crashed on Wednesday -- without reporting significant problems, safety officials ... 'Child' survives as 100 feared dead in Libya plane crash CNN International Scores killed in Libya plane crash Aljazeera.net Libya plane crash: Most passengers flying to Europe BBC News AFP -Xinhua -BusinessWeek  »

Supreme Court confirmations, as Elena Kagan saw them - Christian Science Monitor

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Supreme Court confirmations, as Elena Kagan saw them Christian Science Monitor Elena Kagan once urged aggressive questioning of and candid responses from Supreme Court nominees, but has lately backed off those views. Senate Democrats hail her 'diversity of experience.' Republicans question her qualifications. President Obama (c. ... Kagan: A More Conservative Court? The Atlantic Sessions: Kagan Won't Shift Court on Abortion CBS News Court Pick Can Still Rise on Her High School's Alumni List New York Times Washington Post -The Associated Press -USA Today  »

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Markets Welcome EU Rescue Package - New York Times

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Markets Welcome EU Rescue Package New York Times BRUSSELS â€" Global markets r »

Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot, Holder Says - FOXNews

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Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot, Holder Says FOXNews Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday that the Pakistani Taliban were behind the failed Times Square bomb attempt last weekend. Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the National Conference on Human Trafficking in Arlington, Va., May 3. ... US warns Pakistan over Times Square bomb attempt Times Online White House: Pakistan Taliban was behind NYC bomb USA Today 'US drone' missile strike hits north-west Pakistan BBC News BusinessWeek -The Associated Press -New York Times  »

Deepwater Horizon blast triggered by methane bubble, report shows - The Guardian

Telegraph.co.uk

Deepwater Horizon blast triggered by methane bubble, report shows The Guardian The deadly blast on board the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas, an investigation by BP has revealed. A report into last month's blast said the gas escaped from the oil well and shot up the drill ... Do We Re »

Stocks set for higher open - CNNMoney

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Stocks set for higher open CNNMoney By CNNMoney.com staffMay 7, 2010: 8:47 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- US stocks were poised for a higher start Friday, but there was plenty of uncertainty a day after one of the most violent swings in W »

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As the Oil Threatens, Lowering the Boom - New York Times

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As the Oil Threatens, Lowering the Boom New York Times Local fishermen hired by BP as “Vessels of Opportunity” headed out down the Mississippi's main shipping channel on Tuesday toward the Southwest Pass to get into position to lay boom. By DAN BARRY In looking for ways to prevent future oil spills, ... Oil spill: US communities watch, uncertain BBC News APNewsBreak: Boat with containment box at oil site The Associated Press UK regulator warned Transocean on blow-out valves Reuters CNN -TIME -Vancouver Sun  »

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NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad - Reuters

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NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators questioned the suspected Times Square bomber hoping to uncover links he might have had to foreign militant groups and US media said he could appear in a New York court on Wednesday. Faisal Shahzad, 30, who was born in ... Times Square suspect was bound for Pakistan msnbc.com Times Square bombing: trail that led to Faisal Shahzad The Guardian Times Square Bomber Left Trail From Keys to C »

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Lacrosse player Yeardley Love murdered - World Correspondents

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Lacrosse player Yeardley Love murdered World Correspondents Police have arrested 22-year-old George Huguely, left, of Chevy Chase, Md., and have charged him with first-degree murder of Yeardley Love,right. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. â€" A senior on the Virginia men's lacrosse team was charged Monday with the slaying of ... Player's death raises question about season ahead Charlottesville Daily Progress UVA men's lacrossed player charged in slaying, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Police charge lacrosse player with homicide of fellow student-athlete University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily ABC News -San Jose Mercury News -Denver Post  »

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