BP Negligence History Excluded in Oil Spill Trial – Courthouse News Service
Bloomberg BP Negligence History Excluded in Oil Spill Trial Courthouse News Service The maximum Clean Water Act fine for an oil spill resulting from gross negligence is $4300. Fines and penalties BP faced because of the three and other prior incidents constitute the second motion. “For example, there are exhibits including negotiated …
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Russia’s Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs (Reuters)
Reuters – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received a drink fit for dinosaurs on Friday when he was presented with a sample of ancient water from a sub-glacial Antarctic lake pierced by Russian scientists.
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2 women found dead at Aloha Changi chalet
Two young Chinese women have been found dead at an isolated single-storey chalet at Aloha Changi early Thursday morning.
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New Book: The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom, The Hijacking of … – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New Book: The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom, The Hijacking of … San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom, The Hijacking of America's Savings is being released after four years of concentrated in-depth research. It is the highly anticipated sequel to The Pirates of Manhattan which warned of the economic … and more
3-D Images Show Earthquake Before and After
Laser scans of Earth's land surface taken from aircraft have now yielded the most comprehensive before-and-after picture of an earthquake yet, scientists revealed today (Feb. 9).
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Canada’s winter so tame, festival buys fake snow (Reuters)
Reuters – often nicknamed Winterpeg – has been so mild and dry this winter that a popular snow-sculpting competition has been forced to truck in 200 loads of fake flakes for this year’s annual event.
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Man found dead inside rural Alberta home after standoff
A man was found dead in a rural home near Three Hills, Alta., after a standoff with RCMP and Calgary police.
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BP wins exclusion of emails from oil spill trial – Reuters
Globe and Mail BP wins exclusion of emails from oil spill trial Reuters 27 trial over largest offshore US oil spill By Jonathan Stempel Feb 8 (Reuters) – BP Plc won a court order keeping several potentially damaging emails out of a scheduled trial to determine responsibility for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill . BP Strong 2 Years After Gulf Oil Spill The Ledger BP Won't Face Some E-Mails in Gulf Spill Trial, Judge Says BusinessWeek BP Won't Face Some E-Mails in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Trial, Judge Says Bloomberg New York Times all 842 news articles
Negros earthquake: President Aquino criticizes shoddy road building
Negros earthquake: President Aquino visited Negros province where an earthquake struck Monday. Dozens of people are still missing, perhaps buried in landslides caused by the 6.9 magnitude quake.
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India ministers quit after caught watching porn in parliament (Reuters)
Reuters – Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women’s affairs minister, resigned on Wednesday after being caught watching pornography on a mobile phone during a session of state parliament.
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