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Enviros want $5B from BP for coastal restoration - BusinessWeek
July 30, 2010 Reuters | Enviros want $5B from BP for coastal restoration BusinessWeek Environmentalists are calling on the White House to speed up the restoration of the oil-damaged Mississippi River delta by getting BP PLC to pay $5 billion now for environmental damage caused by its April 20 spill. And US Rep. ... Day 100: The Latest on the Oil Spill A final fix to gulf oil leak may be at hand Allen: Timeline for 'static kill' may be accelerated |
NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast - The Associated Press
July 30, 2010NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast The Associated Press RALEIGH, NC — An expert on marine sciences and coastal circulation says it's unlikely oil from BP's massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico will reach the East Coast. Roy He of North Carolina State University said Thursday the chances are low in part ... |
Mexican troops kill top Sinaloa cartel figure - Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2010 Kansas City Star | Mexican troops kill top Sinaloa cartel figure Los Angeles Times Ignacio Coronel Villarreal died in a gunfight in an upscale suburb of Guadalajara, authorities say. Separately, dozens of Tijuana law enforcement officers are arrested in an anti-corruption sweep. By Ken Ellingwood and Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times ... Officials: Mexican drug lord killed in raid Top Mexico drug lord killed Mexican Billionaire Drug Lord Loses His Top Ally in Gun Battle With Army |
Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker.
Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
Officials: Floods kill at least 267 in Pakistan (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 267 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.
Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.
Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to "live in fear." Dozens were arrested.
House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.
1,200 homes evacuated in LA Co. as fire spreads (AP)
July 30, 2010
AP - A brush fire swept over more than 7 square miles, prompted evacuations and burned structures in rural Los Angeles County Thursday as water-dropping helicopters and crews scrambled to get ahead of the blaze.
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