Thursday, May 27, 2010 A US Coast Guard official said today that BP’s latest effort to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been […]
Read MoreWarren Buffett to host world’s most expensive lunch
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Billionaire Warren Buffett, Chief Executive of Berkshire Hathaway, auctioned lunch with himself on eBay for US$2.63 million. Bidding, which started on […]
Read MoreNews briefs:April 22, 2010
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Read MoreADP says US economy lost 742,000 jobs in March
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 According to the payroll services company ADP, United States private sector employers cut 742,000 jobs in in March. The figures were […]
Read MoreMarket maker Bernard L. Madoff arrested in $50B ‘giant Ponzi scheme’
Correction — January 10, 2009 This article incorrectly states that Mr Madoff attended Hofstra University Law School. His education was actually with Hofstra College, which he […]
Read MoreIllinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, […]
Read MoreGas prices surge in Northeast US
Friday, September 2, 2005 Gas prices have shot up to over $3.50 per gallon, late Thursday morning in the Northeast US. People are rushing to […]
Read MoreGreenpeace tries to thwart Chesapeake Bay fishing fleet
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Greenpeace activists scattered schools of menhaden bait fish in the Chesapeake Bay on Tuesday when fishing ships belonging to Omega Protein […]
Read More“Massive” oil spill in Alaska
Monday, March 13, 2006 BBC News is reporting “up to 267,000 gallons (one million litres)” of crude oil has leaked from a pipeline in the […]
Read MoreGaza looters destroy Palestine Authority property
Saturday, September 17, 2005 Frenzied destruction of empty Jewish settlements in Gaza by Palestinian looters have marred plans for exploiting those facilities to create much […]
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