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Judge OKs deal for BP to plead guilty, pay $4 billion in penalties for role in oil spill
Associated PressA federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Before she ruled, U.S....Tags: Criminals, Punishment, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 10
County’s deal for school land still needs to be explained To the editor: I was struck by a question not answered by Commissioner William McKinley in his Oct. 2 letter regarding the recent purchase of land for the proposed West City elementary...Tags: Environmental Issues, NASA, BP Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, William McKinley
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 20
Congress must end dependence on dirty oil To the editor: The political scheming in Congress to slip a rider that would undermine crucial reviews of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline onto the must-pass payroll tax cut bill is the latest desperate...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Saddam Hussein, Iraq, International Military Interventions
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Letters to the Editor - March 6
We can't pick and choose the country's fundamentals To the editor: I wish to comment on the recent article on same-sex marriage. Although I am a Christian and believe in marriage between a man and a woman, I feel due to the government's turn of...Tags: Alaska, Minority Groups, Periodicals, Global Warming, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Top business stories in 2010: Economy grows but hiring lags
In 2010, the economy rebounded fitfully from the Great Recession — starting strong, wobbling at midyear but showing enough vigor by year's end to quell fears of a second recession.
Yet Americans hardly felt relief under the weight of high...Tags: Apple Inc., Justice System, Automotive Equipment, Finance, General Motors Corp.
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US judge: Spill claims czar not independent of BP
The embattled administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is not independent from BP and must stop telling potential claimants that he is, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, just hours after the fund czar released details...Tags: Justice System, Louisiana, Litigation, White House, Mississippi
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O'Bannon vs. NCAA: Judge weighing class-action certification
For the last few years, the powers that be in college sports have watched nervously as an antitrust lawsuit wends its way through federal court. O'Bannon vs. NCAA is challenging traditional notions of amateurism, arguing that young athletes should...
Tags: Gaming Industry, University of Michigan, Media Industry, Pacific-12 Conference, Satellite and Cable Service
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Ansel Adams water photos featured in Mariners' show in Newport News
Not long after walking into the newest exhibit at The Mariners' Museum, your eyes and feet will tell you that "Fragile Waters" is no ordinary collection of black-and-white pictures. Even from far across the completely revamped space that was once the...
Tags: Photography, Yosemite National Park, Museums, Ansel Adams, Arts
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Chevron CEO: Industry must address 'legitimate' 'fracking' concerns
The chief executive of oil giant Chevron Corp. says that oil and gas producers must regulate themselves more tightly over hydraulic fracturing to address "legitimate concerns" that the practice is unsafe and harmful to the environment. At an event for...
Tags: John J. Watson, The Wall Street Journal, Chevron Corportion, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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Three years later, BP oil cleanup ends in some Gulf Coast states
This post has been updated and corrected, as indicated below.Three years after a cataclysmic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, oil producer BP announced Monday that active oil cleanup had ended in three states hit by the disaster. The gulf, the company said, is getting back to normal, a claim contested by...Tags: Gulf of Mexico, BP Plc, Mexico, National Wildlife Federation, U.S. Coast Guard
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Cleanup work after BP oil spill end in three states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coast Guard has concluded "active cleanup operations"...
Tags: Environmental Issues, BP Plc, Environmental Pollution, Oil Spills
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Letters to the Editor: Parking, oil spill, D-day
On June 1, I parked downtown on Orange Avenue at 9 a.m. I checked the parking meter and saw no notation that payment was required 24-7 or on weekends. So, I did not put in any money. I had to work in the courthouse complex that morning and planned to...
Tags: Fluoride, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Dietary Supplements
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