Gustav Destroys Homes, Sparks Flooding in Cuba
Region: Cuba
Hurricane Gustav smashed tens of thousands of homes, toppled trees and telephone poles and washed out roads in Cuba, but no deaths were reported Sunday as the massive storm roared away from the island. Gustav made a direc... more
Views: 1198Oil rises in Asia as Gustav to hit US
Region: SingaporeOil prices rose Monday in Asia to above $116 a barrel on expectations Hurricane Gustav will damage drilling and refining operations as it approaches the Louisiana coast. Light, sweet crude for October delivery was up $1.0... more
Views: 73712 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol
Region: IndiaThe researchers obtained their statistics by analyzing death certificates over the four-year period. The two leading causes of alcohol-related deaths among Indians were traffic accidents and alcoholic liver disease, each ... more
Views: 885Wind, solar energy built on temporary tax breaks
Region: United StatesCongress is putting the short-term future of renewable energy companies in jeopardy even as the presidential candidates and most lawmakers hail windmills, solar panels and biofuels as long-term solutions to high gasoline p... more
Views: 795Hurricane Gustav's threat to the Gulf Coast halted about 15 percent of U.S. refining capacity
Region: United Statesabout 2.4 million barrels of refining capacity have been halted, roughly 15 percent of the nation's total, according to figures from Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos. The U.S. Gulf Coast is home to nea... more
Views: 681Americans are working more
Region: United StatesAmericans are changing the game plan for retirement, with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age and working into their late 60s and beyond. While the average retirement age remains 63, that standar... more
Views: 682Ricky Williams is signed up for two more seasons in the NFL
Region: United StatesIreland said the Dolphins wanted to make sure Williams remained signed with Brown. "He's a player that's shown he can play," Ireland said. "He's shown us that he can play. So we didn't want him to make the free-agent mark... more
Views: 1201Johnson gets 3rd win of the season
Region: United StatesJimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, grabbing his third victory of the season. The two-time reigning Cup champion was easily the class of the field in the ... more
Views: 989Burning Man festival
Region: United StatesThe crowd for the weeklong celebration peaked Saturday at a record 49,599, up from 47,097 last year. Burning Man began in 1986 at San Francisco's Baker Beach and was moved in 1990 to the Black Rock Desert, about 110 miles... more
Views: 739'Dark Knight' crosses $500 million mark
Region: United States"The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros. The film... more
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