Archive for January, 2011
Oil prices rise on Egypt unrest; Brent tops $100
NEW YORK (AP) — An important oil price benchmark topped $100 per barrel on Monday for the first time since 2008 as investors kept an anxious eye on Egypt and worried about unrest there disrupting the flow of oil from the Middle East. The price of Brent crude rose $1.53 to $100.95 on the ICE Futures exchange in London. Brent is used to price oil in Asia, where demand is growing fast, and in Europe, where a cold winter is leading to high demand for heating oil.
Omar Sharif says Egypt’s future is a concern
CAIRO (AP) — Omar Sharif, Egypt’s most famous actor, says he’s concerned for the future of his country. Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where protests have been centered, is visible from his high-rise apartment and helicopters buzz overhead. “They want the president to step down
Crosby’s concussion makes hot issue even hotter
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Thirty-one players recorded a point in the NHL All-Star game.
Nassau Sues NIFA, Mangano Deputy Quits
Nassau County’s snowballing budget woes are only beginning. Pat Foye,…
Lesbian students enter to cheers at Minn. school
CHAMPLIN, Minn. (AP) — Two lesbian high school students who fought for the right to walk together as part of a royalty court made their entrances Monday to the cheers of hundreds of classmates. Sarah Lindstrom and Desiree Shelton wore matching black suits with pink ties and held hands as they entered the Snow Days Pep Fest at Champlin Park High School in Minneapolis’ northwest suburbs.
Huckabee: Israel can build in West Bank, Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Potential 2012 U.S. presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told Jewish settlers Monday that attempts to prevent them from building in east Jerusalem are as outrageous as housing discrimination in the United States. “I cannot imagine, as an American, being told I could not live in certain places in America because I was Christian, or because I was white, or because I spoke English,” he said
