April 20,2010  | Late on the night of April 20th, 50 miles from the shore of Louisiana, a fire broke out aboard the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil rig under lease by BP, with 126 individuals on board. After a massive explosion, all but 11 of the crew managed to escape as the rig was consumed by fire, later collapsing and sinking into the Gulf. Safeguards set in place to automatically cap the oil well in case of catastrophe did not work as expected, and now an estimated 5,000 barrels (over 200,000 gallons) of crude oil is pouring into the Gulf of Mexico every day - and could possibly continue to do so for months as complicated efforts are made to stop the leak. www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/oil_spill_approaches_ louisiana.html |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Oil spill approaches Louisiana coast
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Iceland Volcano Erupts Again, 800 Evacuated
April 14, 2010  | A volcano under a glacier in Iceland erupted Wednesday for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, spewing smoke and steam, closing a major road and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/14/tech/main6394180.shtml |
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Tiger Woods holds a stage-managed press conference
February 20, 2010  | Tiger Woods held a press conference moments ago, speaking in public for the first time since his secret life of tawdry sexual liaisons was exposed in late November. The golfer addressed friends, family, fans and business associates today at the TPC at Sawgrass in Florida, expressing regret for "irresponsible and selfish behavior." www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/02/tiger-woods-press-conference-speech-apology/ |
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Hundreds feared dead in Haiti earthquake
January 12, 2010  | Major buildings including offices, hotels and shops collapsed when a massive earthquake hit Haiti's capital, burying hundreds, possibly thousands of people beneath rubble, an aid worker with a US charity said. www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/13/2791129.htm |
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Cessnock crash tragedy: I need to know why says teenager's grieving dad
October 8, 2009  | RICKY Duncan returned yesterday to the scene of the accident that claimed the life of his 13-year-old son Jayde. Mr Duncan was trying to make sense of the tragedy that also killed his son's friend, Cassie Ford, and injured four others. "I want to know what happened but I just can't work it out," he said. "I just can't understand and I can't get my head around it." www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/cessnock-crash-tragedy-i-need-to-know-why-says-teenagers-grieving-dad/1644831.aspx |
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Dustbuster: when the desert hit the Hunter
September 23, 2009  | A RED dawn heralded the arrival of a rare and dangerous dust storm that created record levels of pollution across the Hunter yesterday, stopping traffic and prompting health warnings for people to stay indoors. www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/dustbuster-when-the-desert-hit-the-hunter/1631857.aspx |
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dennis Ferguson, ex-accomplice reunite thanks to Centrelink
September 22, 2009  | THE Centrelink service that allowed paedophile Dennis Ferguson to be reunited with his child-rapist accomplice has been shut down as a result of the controversy, the agency's boss says. Centrelink general manager Hank Jongen said the case was an "honest mistake" that highlighted problems with the service. www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26105890-421,00.html |
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