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Obama wants to know ‘whose ass to kick’ over oil spill
Article
/ 8 June 2010

Obama wants to know ‘whose ass to kick’ over oil spill

US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted to know "whose ass to kick" over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

By Stephen Collinson
BP will pay ‘many billions of dollars in fines’ for oil spill
Article
/ 8 June 2010

BP will pay ‘many billions of dollars in fines’ for oil spill

The White House has warned BP that it faces "many billions of dollars" in fines for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

By Staff Reporter
Apple unveils iPhone 4 to fend off Google
Article
/ 8 June 2010

Apple unveils iPhone 4 to fend off Google

CEO Steve Jobs on Monday showed off a redesigned $199 "iPhone 4" that is a quarter slimmer than the current handset.

By Gabriel Madway and Alexei Oreskovic
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Article
/ 7 June 2010

Chrysler recalls nearly 600 000 vehicles

United States car-maker Chrysler is making a slew of vehicle recalls, US government documents showed on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
BP faces another tough week despite well progress
Article
/ 7 June 2010

BP faces another tough week despite well progress

BP faces another difficult week of tough questions from investors and US lawmakers despite making progress in capturing an increasing amount of oil.

By Anna Driver and Michael Peltier
US oil spill siphoning picks up speed
Article
/ 6 June 2010

US oil spill siphoning picks up speed

The latest effort to siphon oil and gas gushing from a ruptured deep-sea wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico is working well so far.

By Anna Driver
BP capturing oil from Gulf gusher
Article
/ 5 June 2010

BP capturing oil from Gulf gusher

BP began capturing some oil spewing from its ruptured well on Friday as Barack Obama warned the company against skimping on compensation.

By Anna Driver
Head uptown for a slice of the Big Apple
Article
/ 4 June 2010

Head uptown for a slice of the Big Apple

New Yorkers no longer think of Harlem as a no-go zone, so tourists shouldn’t miss its live jazz, great architecture and soul food.

By Jonathan Gill
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Article
/ 4 June 2010

BP: Cap should stop ‘vast majority’ of oil spill

A cap placed over a ruptured well deep in the Gulf of Mexico should capture the "vast majority" of the oil gushing out, BP said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
Big Oil rarely cleans up its mess
Article
/ 4 June 2010

Big Oil rarely cleans up its mess

Big Oil is holding its breath. BP’s shares are in steep decline after the debacle in the Gulf of Mexico.

By John Vidal
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Article
/ 3 June 2010

BP scrambles to limit oil-spill damage

US officials on Wednesday ordered BP to pay for five more sand barriers in the Mississippi Delta to keep oil from reaching Louisiana’s wetlands.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 June 2010

Apple’s CEO Jobs finds Foxconn deaths ‘troubling’

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs finds "troubling" a string of worker deaths at Foxconn, the contract manufacturer that assembles the company’s iPhone

By Alexei Oreskovic
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Article
/ 2 June 2010

BP embarks on latest bid to capture gushing oil

Robot submarines wielding powerful cutting tools went to work on BP’s latest bid to curtail the flow of oil spewing from its ruptured wellhead.

By Ed Stoddard
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Article
/ 2 June 2010

Google ‘getting rid of Windows’

Google is reported to be getting rid of desktop PCs running Microsoft Windows across the corporation to eliminate a security risk.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 May 2010

Gulf Coast warned oil may leak until August

US government and BP officials are warning that the blown-out oil well causing a disaster on the Gulf Coast may not be stopped until August.

By Ed Stoddard and Sarah Irwin
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Article
/ 30 May 2010

‘Madoff for celebrities’ charged with cheating stars

A Manhattan investment adviser has been dubbed a "Bernie Madoff for celebrities" after being charged with running a Ponzi scheme.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 May 2010

Gulf residents eye slow fix for oil spill

BP’s "top kill" oil well plug failed on Saturday, practically killing any optimism among residents that the spill fouling their coast will end soon.

By Ed Stoddard
Hellraiser Dennis Hopper dies from cancer
Article
/ 30 May 2010

Hellraiser Dennis Hopper dies from cancer

Dennis Hopper, the star with acclaimed roles in films including <i>Apocalypse Now</i> and <i>Easy Rider</i>, died on Saturday of prostate cancer.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 May 2010

Dennis Hopper dead at 74

Dennis Hopper, the star with acclaimed roles in films including <i>Apocalypse Now</i> and <i>Easy Rider</i>, died on Saturday of prostate cancer.

By Staff Reporter
Former child star Gary Coleman dead at 42
Article
/ 29 May 2010

Former child star Gary Coleman dead at 42

Former child star Gary Coleman, who shot to fame on <i>Diff’rent Strokes</i> but suffered personal troubles as an adult, has died in a Utah hospital.

By Bob Tourtellotte
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Article
/ 29 May 2010

Gulf oil spill hits day 40 with no end in sight

The oil spill hits its 40th day on Saturday with Gulf residents clinging to one hope: that BP’s complicated "top kill" operation will plug the well.

By Tom Bergin and Ed Stoddard
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

Woman sues airline for leaving her asleep in seat

A woman left locked alone in a plane asleep for about four hours after landing at Philadelphia International Airport is suing United Airlines.

By Staff Reporter
BP will ‘pay’ for oil slick damage, says Obama
Article
/ 28 May 2010

BP will ‘pay’ for oil slick damage, says Obama

Barack Obama has warned that BP will ‘pay’ for the environmental damage caused by the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Andrew Clark
New Obama strategy dumps Bush anti-terror doctrine
Article
/ 27 May 2010

New Obama strategy dumps Bush anti-terror doctrine

US President Barack Obama unveiled a new national security strategy on Thursday, replacing former president George Bush’s "war on terror" doctrine.

By Stephen Collinson
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Article
/ 27 May 2010

Oil leak stains Obama

The oil spill off the south coast of the US now reaches practically all the way to the White House — and President Barack Obama is being soiled.

By Jonathan Mann
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Article
/ 26 May 2010

BP had warning signs before Gulf blast

BP told congressional investigators on Tuesday that pressure tests on a drill pipe showed a fundamental mistake hours before the deadly explosion.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 May 2010

Nasa calls it quits for Mars Phoenix lander

Nasa has officially called it quits for the Mars landing craft <i>Phoenix</i>, two years after the stationary probe touched down.

By Staff Reporter
Criminal probe of Gulf oil spill seen inevitable
Article
/ 25 May 2010

Criminal probe of Gulf oil spill seen inevitable

With a BP well spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico for a fifth week and President Barack Obama under pressure to act, legal experts say it is only a matter of time before his administration begins a criminal investigation into the disaster.

By Jeremy Pelofsky
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Article
/ 24 May 2010

Intelligent use of data

Small businesses can find clever, affordable ways
to access market research, writes <b>Ben Kelly</b>.

By Ben Kelly
Pressure piles on BP as Gulf spill widens
Article
/ 24 May 2010

Pressure piles on BP as Gulf spill widens

US President Barack Obama was dispatching two Cabinet secretaries to the fouled Gulf Coast on Monday to keep pressure on energy giant BP.

By Matthew Bigg
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Article
/ 23 May 2010

Twenty20 international spices up Florida suburb

With the smell of Jamaican jerk chicken and Indian biryani wafting through stands, New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs in the US on Saturday.

By Simon Evans
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Article
/ 23 May 2010

Obama blames Gulf oil spill on ‘breakdown’ at BP

US President Barack Obama on Saturday blamed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill on "a breakdown of responsibility" at energy giant BP.

By Matthew Bigg and Matt Spetalnick
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