A Delta plane skidded off a snow-covered runway at LaGuardia Airport just after 11 a.m. this morning and crashed into a fence. All 131 people onboard the flight were evacuated, and there were no reports of serious injuries. Following the crash, the airport announced that all runways are closed until at least 7 pm.
Yesterday, President Obama transmitted to Congress a proposed authorization for the use of military force, or AUMF, against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIL.
10.02.2015 02:44
Author: By Alex Lawler
Source: LONDON (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States will remain the world's top source of oil supply growth up to 2020, even after the recent collapse in prices, the International Energy Agency said, defying expectations of a more dramatic slowdown in shale growth.
London, January 20, 2015-Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) announced today an agreement to acquire a minority equity interest in Eurasia Drilling Company Limited ("EDC"). The agreement extends the successful long-term relationship enjoyed by the two companies within the strategic alliance signed in 2011
Ankara hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Taner Yildiz, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. The parties discussed the main issues of constructing a new gas pipeline across the Black Sea towards Turkey.
I am grateful for this opportunity to speak to members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia. When I arrived here as Ambassador, one of my first meetings was with the AmCham Board of Directors. That is because I feel strongly, and I say this personally, that the AmCham and U.S. economic activities in Russia are very important.
TMK IPSCO, the American division of Russia's TMK, was formed in June 2008 when TMK purchased ten pipe-manufacturing facilities from SSAB, a Swedish steel company
16.01.2015 12:52
Author: David Morgan
Source: http://finance.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration official who oversaw the botched rollout of the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, announced on Friday she will resign as head of the agency that also manages the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs.
An IRS employee was suspended for 100 days for using his job at the agency’s help line to try to convince callers to vote for President Obama, a government watchdog agency announced Thursday.
New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour is the largest recreational cycling event in the United States. Every year on the first Sunday of May, over 30,000 riders participate in the 42 mile ride around New York City.
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