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Study: Gulf oil spill is sickening fish vital to seafood industry
The seafood is safe to eat and the Gulf of Mexico tourism industry is recovering three years after the nation’s worst offshore oil spill spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the waters off Louisiana. But despite that BP-sponsored...
Tags: Mexico, Environmental Pollution, Oil Spills, Science and Technology, Science
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MGM assessing costs of operating online poker in Nevada
ReutersBy Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES, May 2 (Reuters) - MGM Resorts International CFO Dan D'Arrigo said the company was still deciding whether or not to launch an Internet poker website in Nevada and the state may be too small to provide a lucrative online...Tags: Station Casinos Incorporated, Boyd Gaming Corporation, MGM Resorts International, Marketing, Casino and Gambling Industry
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WRAPUP 3-Lawyers, public chant "hang him" as Bangladesh building owner led to court
Reuters* Eight people arrested in connection with the collapse * Third major industrial disaster in five months in Bangladesh * Public anger sparks days of protests By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA, April 29 (Reuters) - Bangladeshi lawyers and...Tags: North America, Islam, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Crime, Law and Justice, Bangladesh
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Oil and soda taxes advance in California Legislature
SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state. The Senate Health Committee members approved a bill by state...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics, Noreen Evans, Weight, Food Industry
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WRAPUP 4-Fire breaks out in Bangladesh building where 377 die
Reuters* Sparks from rescue equipment cause the fire * Owner of collapsed building arrested fleeing to India-police * Hundreds more still missing, police say * Four pulled from rubble alive, four days after disaster By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA,...Tags: North America, Islam, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Crime, Law and Justice, Bangladesh
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COLUMN - Bangladesh and the cost of doing nothing: Bremmer
Reuters(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - In Bangladesh, the search for survivors has become an effort to recover the dead. After a garment factory building collapsed in the Dhaka...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bangladesh, China, Companies and Corporations, Disasters and Accidents
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Financial help pledged after Bangladesh building collapse
Bangladeshi government officials and Western apparel companies have pledged to provide financial assistance to the families of more than 1,300 people killed or injured in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building last week. At least 388 people were killed...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Relief and Aid Organizations, Bangladesh, Government, Companies and Corporations
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Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse
This post has been corrected, as noted belowHoneybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Dining and Drinking, University of Cambridge, Medical Research, Honey
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WRAPUP 2-Anger builds as Bangladesh gives up hope of more survivors
Reuters* Rescue officials say do not expect more survivors * Primark, Loblaw say will compensate victims' families * Official death toll stands at 390, many more missing * Angry scenes as building owner brought to Dhaka court * International Labour...Tags: North America, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Crime, Law and Justice, Gap Inc., Walmart
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Web's creative retail destruction has room to run
Reuters(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Internet is the economy's version of the Hindu deity Shiva - destroying multitudes of companies and...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Arts and Culture, JC Penney Company Inc., Customs and Tradition, Zappos.com
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Letters: Tax trouble for online retailers
Re "Web isn't a duty-free zone," Editorial, April 26 I'm the owner of a small e-commerce site that will be affected by the proposed law to make online retailers with at least $1 million in sales collect sales taxes from customers in states that have...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Same-Sex Marriage, Amazon.com Inc.
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Alyssa Weigle crowned as dairy princess
Daily American CorrespondentBERLIN — Alyssa Weigle, 19, of Stonycreek Township was crowned 2012-2013 Somerset County Dairy Princess during a coronation ceremony at Berlin Alliance Church Friday. She was crowned by Cheyenne Saumier, outgoing princess from Greenville Township....Tags: Human Interest, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Beverage Industry, Chocolate Milk
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