Sunday, November 21, 2010

BP says it won't fight cap waiver on spill damages (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc won't object to a court order legally binding the company to waive a $75 million statutory cap on damages for the largest oil spill in U.S. history, the company said on Friday.

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Amazon to allow gifting of Kindle e-books (AP)

AP - Amazon.com Inc. has begun allowing customers to give its Kindle e-books to others.

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'Harry Potter' leaps to $125.1M debut weekend (AP)

Actors, from left, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint attend the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' at Alice Tully Hall on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)AP - Harry Potter has cast his biggest box-office spell yet with a franchise record $125.1 million domestically over opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.


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Pentagon: New facility speeds NKorean nuke ability (AP)

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives to the Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Sunday Nov. 21, 2010. Gates is on a four-day trip to South America. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)AP - A newly revealed North Korean nuclear facility could speed up that unpredictable nation's ability to make and deliver viable nuclear weapons, the Pentagon's top leaders said Sunday.


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Rangel's NY supporters urge 'no' vote on censure (AP)

FILE  -  In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Harlem resident Jackie Rowe Adams, left, sings 'God Bless America' as U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., center, celebrates with supporters on election night at the Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. The prospect of a public scolding in Washington for Rangel over ethics violations has drawn both sadness and scorn in his Harlem neighborhood, where he was just re-elected with 81 percent of the vote and remains an icon to residents who say they'll be the ones to decide his political fate. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - Rep. Charles Rangel's supporters in New York's Harlem want members of Congress to stand by him.


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