HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc’s Gulf of Mexico platform fire as the Coast Guard said there were no signs of crude oil leaking from the offshore facility Originally posted here: U.S. government probing Mariner platform fire Read More →
By MATT SEDENSKY 2010-09-03T18:14:30Z MIAMI (AP) — Seniors amble the nursing home’s halls, while children from around the world visit for biofeedback treatments. One floor down from the hospice, middle-aged workers fill its pain management clinic See original here: Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit Read More →
By JENNIFER KAY 2010-09-03T17:28:37Z MIAMI (AP) — Investigators on Friday released a scientist detained at Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a senior law enforcement official said…. Visit link: Police release scientist in Miami airport scare Read More →
By BOB SALSBERG 2010-09-03T17:27:19Z CHATHAM, Mass. Excerpt from: Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England Read More →
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) – It wasn’t what you would call a casual get-together. More: Corrected: An outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads Read More →
CHATHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Residents and business owners in the beach communities of Cape Cod and nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard hung plywood over their shop windows on Friday and rued the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which appeared set to spoil their holiday weekend. Read the rest here: Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumbling Read More →
By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-03T15:40:26Z BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina’s Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and little damage, then chugged up the Eastern Seaboard toward Cape Cod, a weaker but still dangerous storm… See the rest here: Earl weakens to Category 1, heads for Northeast Read More →
By 2010-09-03T15:14:42Z MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it heads for the Northeast and some watches and warnings have been reduced or dropped from Long Island to Maine…. Read more here: Earl weakens to a Category 1, winds near 85 mph Read More →
MIAMI (Reuters) – A 70-year-old U.S. scientist was detained for questioning at Miami’s international airport after a suspicious metal canister in his luggage triggered a bomb scare that shut down airport operations overnight, authorities said on Friday. See the rest here: U.S. scientist questioned in Miami airport bomb scare Read More →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth. See original here: U.S. payrolls fall less than expected in August Read More →
