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4 Oil Firms Commit $1 Billion for Gulf Rapid-Response Plan

New York Times - Derick E. Hingle - ‎1 hour ago‎
Oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The industry plans to build containment equipment to be kept on standby for emergency use. By JAD MOUAWAD Four of the world's biggest oil companies said on Wednesday that they were committing $1 billion to create a ...
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FOREX-Dollar falls vs yen as risk cut after Bernanke

Reuters - Hideyuki Sano, Rika Otsuka - ‎34 minutes ago‎
TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - The dollar slid towards a recent seven-month low versus the yen on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed concern about the US economy but steered clear of hinting about further easing ...
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Lindsay Lohan's Mom, Sister Visit Jail

People Magazine - Eunice Oh, Donnamarie Barnes - ‎5 hours ago‎
Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina and sister Ali visited the jail for more than an hour Wednesday, but it wasn't known if they saw the actress.

Billingsley shuts down red hot Giants

San Francisco Chronicle - Henry Schulman - ‎50 minutes ago‎
After 6 hours, 31 minutes of drama and tension at the Chavez Ravine Big Top in the first two games of this series, the serenity of Wednesday night's pitching duel probably was the best tonic for both sides.

North Korea Says Latest US Sanctions Are Tantamount to `Hostile Policy'

Bloomberg - Bomi Lim - ‎1 hour ago‎
North Korea denounced new US sanctions against its regime and said next week's naval exercises involving South Korean and American forces posed a threat to regional peace.

Facebook milestone: 500 million members; on to 1 billion?

San Jose Mercury News - Scott Duke Harris - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Facebook on Wednesday announced a remarkable milestone: 500 million active monthly users. And the velocity of its growth raises a mind-boggling possibility: Could Facebook reach 1 billion "friends" next year?

Mariners rally for 2-1 win over White Sox in 11 innings

Seattle Times - Geoff Baker - ‎46 minutes ago‎
The routine is one that Mariners ace Felix Hernandez knows all too well as he loads up on every statistic other than victories. By Geoff Baker The routine is one that Mariners ace Felix Hernandez knows all too well as he loads up on every statistic ...

Gaza: 2 Militants Killed by Israeli Shells

New York Times - Fares Akram - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Two Palestinian militants were killed and six were wounded Wednesday in an Israeli shelling in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses and officials at a hospital said.

AIDS 2010: Local experts weigh in on progress against HIV

Seattle Times - Kristi Heim - ‎9 hours ago‎
News around this week's AIDS 2010 international conference has been coming fast and furious, with results showing a gel capable of blocking HIV, the promise of antiretroviral drugs to prevent infection, and earlier, the discovery of two naturally ...

Foes Of Arizona Immigration Law Get Day In Court

NPR - Ted Robbins - ‎2 hours ago‎
Enlarge AP Protesters rallied against Arizona's new immigration law earlier this month in Boston, where Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer was attending National Governors Association sessions.

Credit Suisse Profit Unexpectedly Rises 1.4% on Tax Credit, Gains on Debt

Bloomberg - Elena Logutenkova - ‎57 minutes ago‎
Credit Suisse Group AG, Switzerland's second-largest bank, said profit rose 1.4 percent, beating estimates after booking a tax credit and gains on its own debt.

Obama signs sweeping Wall Street overhaul into law

Reuters - Jim Young, Matt Spetalnick - ‎4 hours ago‎
President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in Washington, July 21, 2010. By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday the most comprehensive financial ...

Oil Falls to Near $76 on US Supplies, Equities

ABC News - Alex Kennedy - ‎58 minutes ago‎
AP By ALEX KENNEDY AP Writer Oil prices fell to near $76 a barrel Thursday in Asia as growing US crude supplies and weak stock markets undermine investor optimism.

SEC Media Days start with agent talk

MiamiHerald.com - Joseph Goodman - ‎59 minutes ago‎
The first day of the SEC Media Days was dominated by talk of investigations and the influence of sports agents, whom Nick Saban compared to pimps.

Harris: Flipboard gives you a magazine just for you

San Jose Mercury News - Scott Duke Harris - ‎4 hours ago‎
Friends and colleagues who love showing off their new iPads may soon be showing off Flipboard, the free "social magazine" app that debuted Wednesday to boffo reviews, resulting in a digital traffic jam at Apple's App Store that ...

Follow MovieWeb's Comic-Con 2010 Coverage!

MovieWeb - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Our official Comic-Con 2010 section has launched! Join MovieWeb as we bring you tons of breaking news headlines, celebrity interviews and more from this year's Comic-Con convention in San Diego, CA.

Droid X display down? Only a 'very small number' of Droid units affected.

Christian Science Monitor - Matthew Shaer - ‎3 hours ago‎
Droid X users have reported a flickering on the 4.3 high-resolution Droid display. Motorola acknowledged the problem today, and promised to send out new Droid X handsets to all affected customers.

Jolie disappoints with subpar 'Salt'

Boston Herald - James Verniere - ‎1 hour ago‎
That “Salt” should be taken with a grain of is evident from the “I-was-waterboarded-in-my-Victoria's-Secret-bra-and-panties” opening to its “Dr.

New guidelines aim to encourage vaginal births after C-sections

USA Today - Rita Rubin - ‎5 hours ago‎
The country's main professional group of obstetricians published "less restrictive" guidelines Wednesday that could lead to more vaginal births after C-sections, or VBACs.

Critics: Education test standards too Common

Boston Herald - Jessica Fargen - ‎1 hour ago‎
The MCAS tests will be rewritten and the state's highly touted education standards will be recast to conform to national guidelines under a plan passed yesterday that could reap the Bay State $250 million in federal funds, ...

Avandia maker ordered to halt recruiting for trials

Boston Globe - Christopher Rowland - ‎44 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered the maker of the diabetes drug Avandia to stop enrolling new patients in a controversial clinical trial of the widely marketed medicine, saying it needs time to ...

Blasts at Kabardino-Balkaria hydro plant equivalent to over 20 lbs

RIA Novosti - ‎36 minutes ago‎
MOSCOW, July 22 (RIA Novosti) - The blasts at the hydropower plant in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria were equivalent to more than 10 kg of TNT (22 lbs) altogether, a source from the local law enforcement authorities said on ...

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