Posts Tagged ‘makes’

« Older Entries

Tropical Storm Hermine makes landfall in Mexico (AP)

September 6th, 2010 | Author: admin

Tropical storm Hermine is seen in this satellite image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. REUTERS/National Hurricane Center/HandoutAP – Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into Mexico’s northern Gulf coast near the U.S. border late Monday with winds of 65 mph (100 kph), threatening heavy rains that could cause flash flooding in Mexico and Texas.


View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories

Technorati Tags: , , , , ,

Posted in news | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Obama makes clear support for ground zero mosque (AP)

August 14th, 2010 | Author: admin

** RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT DATE OF ATTACK ** President Barack Obama hosts an iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast for Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. For over a billion Muslims, Ramadan is a time of intense devotion and reflection. Obama emphasized the American tenet of religious freedom just as New York City is immersed in a deeply sensitive debate about whether a mosque should be built near the site of the World Trade Center that was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – After skirting the controversy for weeks, President Barack Obama is weighing in forcefully on the mosque near ground zero, saying a nation built on religious freedom must allow it.


View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories

Technorati Tags: , , , , , ,

Posted in news | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Fidel Castro makes 1st official govt appearance (AP)

August 7th, 2010 | Author: admin

** ALTERNATIVE CROP OF HAV101 ** Fidel Castro waves during a special session of parliament, his first official government appearance in front of lawmakers in four years in Havana, Cuba, Saturday Aug. 7, 2010. Castro, who turns 84 on Aug. 13, is making near daily appearances in and around Havana, after spending four years almost completely out of the public eye following emergency intestinal surgery that forced him to cede power to his younger brother Raul. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP – A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to stave off global nuclear war in an emphatic address to parliament Saturday that marked his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years ago.


View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories

Technorati Tags: , , , , ,

Posted in news | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

BP replaces CEO Hayward, makes record loss (AP)

July 27th, 2010 | Author: admin

BP Plc (British Petroleum) Executive Vice President for the Americas and Asia Robert Dudley speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives' Club in Boston, Massachusetts May 6, 2010. BP Plc is expected to install an American troubleshooter as chief executive in the next 24 hours, replacing Tony Hayward, who has come under fire for his handling of the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Dudley, the U.S. executive managing the response operation to the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, is poised to get the top job in a move that could soften U.S.-led attacks on the British oil major, sources close to the company say. Picture taken May 6, 2010. REUTERS/Adam Hunger/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY BUSINESS)AP – BP’s embattled Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward will be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct. 1, the company said Tuesday, as it reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover the costs of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill.


View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories

Technorati Tags: , , , ,

Posted in news | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Lawrence: Cap makes Knicks forecast Sun-ny

July 2nd, 2010 | Author: admin

The NBA’s ceiling on spending is good and bad. It’s good because a small-market team can keep its franchise star. But it’s bad because the Knicks can’t use superior riches to steal LeBron James. So what do they do now? They panic.

View full post on NYDailyNews.com – New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip – NY Daily News

Technorati Tags: , , , ,

Posted in World | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Hurricane Alex makes landfall along Mexican coast (AP)

June 30th, 2010 | Author: admin

Sand blows across a tiger dam on a beach as the outer edges of Tropical Storm Alex approach the Louisiana coast in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The dam is expected to protect the island's beaches from oil that washes ashore from April's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP – Forecasters say the first Atlantic hurricane of the season has made landfall in northeastern Mexico.


View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories

Technorati Tags: , , , , , ,

Posted in news | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Loudmouth general McChrystal makes a terrible career move

June 23rd, 2010 | Author: admin

Gen. Stanley McChrystal still showed his swagger as he prepared to hear his fate. Afterward, not so much. The sweltering heat in Washington was nothing compared with the blistering he received.

View full post on NYDailyNews.com – New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip – NY Daily News

Technorati Tags: , , , , , ,

Posted in World | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »
« Older Entries
Boost your business image! Order professional quality business cards for FREE

Contact Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Statement
Copyright © 2009 Last Minute News Topics. All Rights Reserved.