Telegraph.co.uk | Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit New York Times It has been a long time since flight attendant was a glamorous job title. The hours are long. Passengers with feelings of entitlement bump up against new no-frills policies. Babies scream. Security precautions grate but ... Flight Attendant Grabs Two Beers, Slides Down the Emergency Chute |
Globe and Mail | Taliban kills 10 medical aid workers in northern Afghanistan Washington Post KABUL -- Gunmen killed 10 members of a medical team, including six Americans, traveling in the rugged mountains of northern Afghanistan, demonstrating the reach of insurgents far from their traditional havens and shocking the ... Taliban kill 10 on a medical mission in Afghanistan Blog reveals Afghanistan medic Karen Woo's dedication 8 Westerners on Medical Team Killed in Afghanistan |
The Hindu | Long road ahead for Prop. 8 San Francisco Chronicle The federal judge who overturned California's ban on same-sex marriage ended his ruling by saying the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians are being violated every day that Proposition 8 remains in effect. But the ruling won't necessarily reopen ... Gay marriage a minor issue in major races Attorney in Prop. 8 case lauds justice system, sees longer court fight After Marriage Ruling, Uncertainty Still Lingers |
CBC.ca | US Finds Most Oil From Spill Poses Little Additional Risk New York Times Nearly 36000 tons of oily debris had been collected from shorelines through Sunday. Above, near the shore in Port Fourchon, La. By JUSTIN GILLIS WASHINGTON â€" The government is expected to announce on Wednesday that three-quarters of the oil from the ... BP Begins Effort to Kill Gulf Well That Caused Record Oil Spill BP begins static kill with mud injection BP starts 'static kill' to snuff oil well slowly, surely |
Los Angeles Times | Toxicologists warn that waters that look clear of oil can be deceiving USA Today By Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY As surface oil plumes fade from view in the Gulf of Mexico, courtesy of the capped Macondo well, it would be wrong to think that the oil still isn't there, forensic toxicologists warn. ... Dispute over chemical dispersants on oil leak BP aims to plug gulf oil well for good with two-pronged 'kill' shot BP preparing to seal leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well 'for good' |
Telegraph.co.uk | Julian Assange: is 'Wikileaker' on a crusade or an ego trip? Telegraph.co.uk Julian Assange, the man who published the Afghan war files on his Wikileaks website, is unlikely to be chastened by Admiral Mike Mullen's claims that he might now have “blood on his handsâ€. By Andrew Hough, and Bonnie Malkin in Sydney Julian Assange, ... WikiLeaks vows more leaks as US steps up investigation US worried more secret documents may be released Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands' |
Telegraph.co.uk | Judge's ruling on Arizona law a win for Obama San Francisco Chronicle Sharon Tinin (center), a Tea Party member and backer of Arizona's immigration enforcement law, shouts at an opponent of the law after a US judge blocked major portions of the statute. A federal judge's decision barring police in Arizona from demanding ... Portions of Arizona's controversial immigration law go into effect Ruling on Arizona immigration law heightens tensions Federal judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law |
