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7 hostages reported dead in 'final assault' on Algerian refinery
CAIRO — Algerian troops raided a remote natural gas refinery Saturday, killing 11 Islamic militants but not before extremists executed seven hostages who for days had been trapped in a deepening international crisis, according to media reports....Tags: Energy Resources, Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Sidney Crosby, the stealth ball hockey goalie
Yes, it's negative news almost everywhere with the NHL's lockout, a deepening malaise during this holiday season: Preemptive legal strikes by the league, possible dissolution of the players association, and an eye-opening read in Tuesday's Globe and...
Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, National Hockey League, Gary Bettman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Corporations and execs need penalties that hurt
If you're concerned about corporate crime, 2012 looked like a pretty successful year for the good guys. The Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen paid $762 million in fines and penalties and pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to illegal marketing of...
Tags: Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Phil Angelides , Judges, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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ConocoPhillips to Pay $200K for Kuparuk River Pipeline Spills
Channel 2 NewsConocoPhillips has agreed to pay more than $200,000 in state and federal fines to settle environmental claims related to two oil spills from corroded pipelines at its Kuparuk River oil field in 2006 and 2007, regulatory agencies said Monday. The...Tags: Fines, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Oil Spills, Environmental Issues
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The CIA's greatest hits
We got Osama bin Laden — and now we'll be getting him again on cinema screens across the nation, as "Zero Dark Thirty" hits neighborhood multiplexes. Lauded and criticized, that film's the talk of the town. Is it also the first of a new genre? If...
Tags: The New York Times, Milan (Italy), Egypt, Petroleum Industry, Police Investigations
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The Twinkie Offense: On the Death of an Iconic Snack Cake Brand
Union thugs have apparently killed the Twinkie. Last month, Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, Sno Balls, Devil Dogs, Zingers and other varieties of diabetes in a box, announced its closure. In a statement, Hostess said a two-...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, MTV (tv network), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Hostess Brands, Inc., eBay Inc.
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Station sues Broward for its new law on advertising gas prices
Sun SentinelA Fort Lauderdale station has filed a lawsuit against a new Broward ordinance that requires it and others to post on signs the highest price of gasoline or diesel offered. Spector Corp. that owns the Causeway BP at 601 SE 17th St., said the ordinance...Tags: Justice System, Fort Lauderdale, Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Florida beaches moving up on Dr. Beach best beaches in the U.S. list
Florida has landed the No. 1 beach in the U.S. seven times, but not in 2012. This year's crown goes to Coronado Beach in San Diego, California, but that doesn't mean Florida still isn't the place to be for the finest stretches of sand.
The Sunshine State...Tags: Daytona Beach, Tourism and Leisure, Tampa, Memorial Day, State Parks
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BP air pollution settlement in Whiting, and what it means in pollution controls for neighbors
This week, oil company BP agreed to cut air pollution at its Whiting refinery in a $400 million settlement with the federal government. (The full story is here.) What does this mean for us -- the refinery's neighbors? The Tribune's environmental...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Michael Hawthorne, Environmental Issues
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BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a settlement with the government over the deadly 2010 disaster in the Gulf of...
Tags: Tony Hayward, Prosecution, Crimes, Judges, Gulf of Mexico
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BP pleads guilty to 11 felony counts, will pay record fine for Gulf oil spill disaster
CNNBP will pay a record U.S. fine to settle criminal claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a Department of Justice official said Thursday. Details of the BP settlement will be revealed later Thursday when Attorney...Tags: Justice System, Water Pollution, Tony Hayward, Emergency Incidents, Criminals
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BP Statement: BP Announces Resolution of All Criminal and Securities Claims by U.S. Government Against Company Relating to Deepwater Horizon Accident
BP Press OfficeBP today announced that it has reached agreement with the United States government, subject to court approval, to resolve all federal criminal charges and all claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the company stemming from the...Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Insurance, Politics, Health and Safety at Work, London Stock Exchange
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