Archive for July, 2010

Cano’s solo shot lifts Yanks past Rays

Robinson Cano belted a game-winning home run against Rays closer Rafael Soriano in the ninth inning, lifting the Yankees to a 5-4 win that boosted the Bombers’ division lead back to two games.

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Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil (AP)

Oil containment boom is seen with fresh oil near Comfort Island, in Yscloskey, La. Saturday, July 31, 2010. On shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they're depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni)AP – The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents.


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Wedding bells! Chelsea Clinton marries Marc Mezvinsky

Ted Danson expects tears Saturday from his old pal Bill Clinton. “I’m sure Bill will be crying,” said Danson, a longtime friend of the Clintons. He’s among 500 guests expected at the former First Daughter’s nuptials.

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Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles (AP)

Firefighters spray water on burning plants as flames race across the desert floor in Palmdale, Calif., Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)AP – A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze.


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Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges (AP)

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., puts on his jacket as he leaves his office to go for a vote on the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn’t do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty.


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Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate (AP)

People take photos before boarding a bus at the Delamatar Inn before departing for Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky's wedding  in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on Saturday, July 31, 2010.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP – Chelsea Clinton married her longtime boyfriend Saturday night at an exclusive estate along New York’s Hudson River.


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3 squabbling companies must cooperate to plug well (AP)

Harold Cline vacuums up oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill that recently washed up in a cove in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana, Saturday, July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP – On shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they’re depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster.


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