Friday, March 4, 2011

UPDATE 1-Foreigners may be prevented from leaving Libya | News by Country | Reuters

UPDATE 1-Foreigners may be prevented from leaving Libya |
RAS JDIR, Tunisia, March 4 (Reuters) - Foreign workers trying to flee the violence in Libya may be trapped or prevented from reaching the Tunisian border, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday after the flow of refugees dried up.

Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Rick Scott Deal Obama Rail Plan a Setback - ABC News

Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Rick Scott Deal Obama Rail Plan a Setback
President Obama's vision for a national high-speed rail network was dealt a significant blow today when the Florida Supreme Court upheld Gov. Rick Scott's authority to unilaterally kill a cornerstone of the plan.

Protesters Suspended for Calling Out Sick | NBC New York

Protesters Suspended for Calling Out Sick
Three union workers who called out sick to attend a labor rally at the New Jersey Statehouse last week have been suspended.

GM sells just 281 Chevy Volts in February, Nissan only moves 67 Leafs — Autoblog Green

GM sells just 281 Chevy Volts in February, Nissan only moves 67 Leafs
Peruse Chevrolet's February sales release, and you'll notice one number that's blatantly missing: the number of Chevy Volts sold. The number – a very modest 281 – is available in the company's detailed data (PDF), but it certainly isn't something that GM wants to highlight, apparently. Keeping the number quiet is a bit understandable, since it's lower than the 321 that Chevy sold in January.

Gas prices have recorded their biggest one week increase since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.CBS Philly

Gas prices have recorded their biggest one week increase since Hurricane Katrina in 2005

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Gas prices have recorded their biggest one week increase since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

“It’s totally ridiculous, man,” said Anthony Pollard. He is feeling the pinch at the pump, like many other motorists. “I’m putting $50 in here today. And that’ll probably get me half a tank.”

News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A rocket carrying an Earth-observation satellite plummeted into the Pacific Ocean after a failed launch attempt Friday, the second-straight blow to NASA's weakened environmental monitoring program.

Yemeni army 'fires on protesters' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Yemeni army 'fires on protesters' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Yemeni soldiers opened fire on an anti-government protest in the country's north, killing at least two people and wounding around seven others, as demonstrations against president Ali Abdullah Saleh continued.

18 killed in fighting at rebel-held Libyan city - Yahoo! News

18 killed in fighting at rebel-held Libyan city
TRIPOLI, Libya – A witness says 18 people have been killed and 120 wounded in fighting with Moammar Gadhafi's forces that attacked the rebel-held city of Zawiya, near the capital.