24 July 2008, 4:14 pm
The largest petroleum spill to hit the Mississippi River since 2005's Hurricane Katrina snarled ship traffic on Thursday from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico and brought flows of grain and other key exports to a standstill.... read more
24 July 2008, 1:37 pm
Barely 32 hours after a half million gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled into the Mississippi River when a barge full of the oil was hit by a tanker and split in half, the incident has spawned a class-action lawsuit.... read more
24 July 2008, 11:18 am
The Coast Guard has stopped 59 ships from traversing a closed stretch of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico Thursday while hundreds of workers tackled the difficult task of cleaning up about 400,000 gallons of heavy oil that spilled when a barge and tanker collided.... read more
24 July 2008, 8:17 am
PartyPoker.com to throw $1 million guaranteed Birthday Party tournament. GIBRALTAR – (PRESS RELEASE) -- PartyPoker.com is counting down to celebrating its 7th birthday and is giving players an opportunity to join in the party with a $1,000,000 guaranteed Birthday Party bonanza tournament.... read more
24 July 2008, 1:07 am
Larisa Gurnick: Named CEO of the National Notary Association, based in Chatsworth. She previously was executive vice president of the California Bankers Association and served as a marketing executive for Countrywide Bank, First Federal Bank of California and Gibraltar Savings and Loan. The NNA, for... read more
23 July 2008, 6:42 pm
A stretch of the Mississippi River at New Orleans could be closed for days as crews clean a 12-mile oil slick caused Wednesday when a tanker and barge collided, officials said.... read more
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