Michigan oil spill coats Kalamazoo River watershed
Crews battled a spill from a 30 inch pipeline built in 1969 leaking about 800000 gallons of oil into a creek that feeds the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan. Oil coated birds and fish while residents were warned about strong odors as crews contain the slick downstream toward Lake Michigan.
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Emmett
Griffith
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Sarnia
Ontario
Lake Michigan
Senate GOP blocks major campaign finance reform bill
The Senate Republicans blocked legislation expanding disclosure on political ads funded by corporations unions and other groups by a 57 to 41 vote short of the 60 needed. The measure included an NRA exemption and faced broad Democratic opposition amid election-year politics less than 100 days from the midterms.
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New York City Consumer Confidence Falls Again in July
The Conference Board reports a 50.4 July reading for the Consumer Confidence Index, down from 54.3 in June and the lowest since February. Analysts note a gap between Wall Street gains and Main Street anxiety driven by job worries and slow wage growth.
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DuPont Co
Caterpillar Inc
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Mark Witner
Wells Fargo
Invincible Spirit drills heighten Korea tensions near armistice
On the 57th anniversary of the Korean War armistice the United States and South Korea stage large scale naval drills off the Korean coast. The carrier strike group led by USS George Washington includes submarines and F 18 squadrons amid sonar buoys and drone strikes. North Korea denies involvement in a prior sinking and has warned of retaliation as the four day exercises wrap up.
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East Sea
North Korea
BP names first American CEO as Gulf disaster looms
BP announces Robert Dudley will replace Tony Hayward on October 1 and unveil a plan to shrink the company by selling 30 billion dollars in assets while setting aside 32.2 billion for spill costs. The move follows a record 17 billion dollar quarterly loss and ongoing criticism from the White House amid the worst offshore spill in U.S. history.
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White House
Robert Dudley
Tony Hayward
London
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Hayward
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Gulf
Robert Gibbs
BP PLC
Carl-Henric Svanberg
Svanberg
Barge ruptures well near Barataria Bay spewing oil and gas
A barge struck an abandoned wellhead in Mud Lake near Barataria Bay early Tuesday, releasing oil and natural gas about 100 feet into the air. Coast Guard crews rushed containment around a mile‑long slick, with Wild Well Control hired to cap the well and cleanup teams mobilizing. No injuries reported.
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Mud Lake
John Arenstam
BP to slim assets as pressure grows on spill costs
Under U S political pressure, BP shares fell 65 cents to close at 38 in New York on Tuesday. BP plans a leaner, higher quality business with asset sales totaling 30 billion dollars. It has begun with a 7 billion dollar sale of gas assets to Apache Corp in the United States, Canada and Egypt. Svanberg said the sales do not necessarily reflect fear that spill costs could exceed the 32.2 billion dollar provision.
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New York
United States
Canada
Egypt
Apache Corp
Svanberg
Utah court reverses polygamist leader's convictions
The Utah Supreme Court voided Warren Jeffs convictions for two counts of first degree felony rape as an accomplice and ordered a new trial. It cited incorrect jury instructions regarding his role in the 2001 underage marriage of a 14 year old girl and her 19 year old cousin.
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Utah Supreme Court
Warren Jeffs
Jeffs
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Supreme Court
Wally Budgen
Laura DuPaix
DuPaix
Texas
Journal-World Classified Contacts List
John Niccum and Whitney Mathews are among staff editors with contact lines for sports entertainment and online content at the Journal-World. Listings include Tom Keegan, Jon Niccum, Whitney Mathews, Chris Bell, and Dan Cox with direct phone numbers and emails for news, entertainment, online, circulation, and mediation.
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Ljworld.com
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Whitney Mathews
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