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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Court weighs when should judges step aside
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Supreme Court justices regularly confront cases involving companies they own shares in or that employ a family member. The decision is easy — the justices have a conflict of interest that forces them to play no role in the case....Tags: Lawyers, Antonin Scalia, Court Administration, Judges, Condos and Houses
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Swiss bank UBS expects return to profit in third quarter
Associated Press WriterBASEL, Switzerland (AP) _ Swiss bank UBS said Thursday it expects "a small profit" in the third quarter, raising hopes that a dismal year of U.S. sub-prime related losses — to the tune of some 45 billion Swiss francs ($40 billion) — may soon...Tags: Banking, Roche Holding Limited
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Couple to give $45 million for new LACMA pavilion
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn a move that will significantly bolster the ongoing expansion and refurbishment of the region's largest public art museum, a Los Angeles philanthropic couple will give $45 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and be honored with a new...Tags: Renzo Piano, Beverly Hills, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Libraries and Museums
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Shorewood man charged with stealing gas from station
A Shorewood man was arrested on charges of stealing fuel, and three other gas stations reported thefts from their pumps in the last week. Jeremiah Johnson, 21, of the 900 block of Northside Drive was arrested last week and charged with theft of motor...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Theft, Naperville, Thornton
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Carbon dioxide emissions rise to record again, mostly due to Chinese greenhouse gas pollution
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Worldwide man-made emissions of carbon dioxide — the main gas that causes global warming — jumped 3 percent last year, international scientists said Thursday. That means the world is spewing more carbon dioxide than the...Tags: Global Warming, Global Change, Pollution, Environmental Pollution
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Greenhouse gas emissions shock scientists
From Times Wire ServicesThe world pumped up emissions of the chief human-produced global warming gas last year, setting a course that could push beyond leading scientists' projected worst-case scenario, international researchers said Thursday. The new numbers, which some...Tags: Global Warming, Global Change, Ecosystems, Weather Statistics, Conservation
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Many South Florida gas stations on 'E' as shortages continue
South Florida Sun-SentinelDespite state officials this week assuring motorists there's an adequate supply of gasoline statewide, scattered gas stations in South Florida on Thursday continued to grapple with shortages in the wake of Hurricane Ike. The shortages seem to be isolated...Tags: Jim Smith, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Bill McCollum, Beach Vacations, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Gulf drillers rush rig repairs
The Associated PressFor the second time in three years, Tim Washington and hundreds of other small oil and natural gas producers are literally picking up the pieces after back-to-back hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Even though most people typically associate U.S. oil and...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Hurricane Damage, Petroleum Industry
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Celebrations
Bauer-Lazar Karyn Bauer and David Lazar were married April 18 at St. Anthony's Church in Oceanside. The reception was at the Milleridge Cottage in Jericho. The bride is a special-education teacher for the Port Washington School District and is the...Tags: Oceanside (Town of Hempstead, New York), Colleges and Universities, East Norwich, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Clubs and Associations
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Clear path for Hurricane Ike sends oil down
From Chicago Tribune news servicesOil prices closed below $104 a barrel Tuesday for the first time since April as traders bet Hurricane Ike would miss critical Gulf Coast oil installations. Light, sweet crude for October delivery fell $3.08, to settle at $103.26, the lowest settlement...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Petroleum Industry
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Russian markets tumbling after battles with Georgia
The Associated PressRussia's five-day war with Georgia and oil's recent slide have shaken investor confidence, sent the country's stock market to a 2-year low and forced the government to prop up the battered ruble. Analysts say there may be more pain to come as the...Tags: Investments, Stocks, Petroleum Industry, Vladimir Putin, Management Change
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Gustav heads for Gulf Coast; dozens dead
Associated PressNEW ORLEANS — With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to evacuate the sick, elderly and poor. Meanwhile,...Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Floods, Michael Chertoff, Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters
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