In the frame: Graeme Dott needs just seven more frames to secure a third appearance in the Crucible final Photo: REUTERS Dott’s masterful near-maximum effort came in the 13th frame, when the 32-year-old Scot took an early pink before following every other red with the black. [...]
AP - High winds and choppy seas frustrated efforts to hold back the oil spill seeping into Louisiana’s rich fishing grounds and nesting areas Friday, and the government desperately cast about for new ideas for dealing with the nation’s biggest environmental crisis in decades.[Read more...]
The online advertising industry saw growth accelerate in the first quarter, with the combined advertising revenues of the four largest players (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL) jumping almost 15 percent to $8.8 billion. This compares to 10 percent annual growth in the fourth quarter, and negative growth the first two quarters of [...]
Stocks tumbled Friday, capping the worst week since January, as news that Goldman Sachs Group is now the subject of a criminal probe prompted investors to sell financial shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 158.71 points, or 1.4%, to 11008.61, driven by declines in all 30 of its components. The Dow was down 1.75% [...]
Kevin Lygo has had roles at the BBC, Channel 4 and Five Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo is leaving the broadcaster to take up a post with ITV.Lygo has been appointed managing director of ITV Studios after six years at [...]
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AP - Honda Motor Co. is recalling about 167,000 Acura TSX cars to fix power steering hoses that could deteriorate and cause a fire under the hood.[Read more...]
The girl group famously met the 91-year-old former South African President in 1997 after being invited to his Pretoria presidential residence while in Johannesburg for a concert, and Mr Mandela declared ”These are my heroes.” But Mel, real name Melanie Brown, has now claimed the political leader was keen to introduce her to [...]
AP - Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plunged 9 percent Friday after word that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation of the Wall Street powerhouse over mortgage securities deals it arranged.[Read more...]
VENICE, La.—The Jamaica-sized oil slick leaking from a well in the Gulf of Mexico threatened the coast here Friday, sparking fears of an environmental disaster as bad weather hampered response efforts. Strong winds and waves up to three feet high battered the foot-high vinyl barriers, known as booms, that crews had laid out Thursday [...]
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Fierce street fighting in Sirte
Snipers in last-ditch bid to defend Gaddafi hometown
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FBI searches for missing Mo. baby in Kan. landfill
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Libyans face heavy resistance in Gadhafi hometown
(AP)Snipers slow government attack on Gaddafi hometown
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Libyan government forces launch big assault on Sirte
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Libya troops renew Sirte assault
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Libya troops renew push for Sirte
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Tank fire hits Gaddafi stronghold
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Libya battle hits heart of Sirte
Nobel honors African, Arab women for peace
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Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it’s not enough
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