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- Amy Goodman: If only information flowed as freely as oil Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 4:53AM“Deep Spill 2” sounds like a sequel to a Hollywood thriller. Unfortunately, it is more of a reality show.
- Storm stops Gulf oil slick cleanup Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 10:57PMA strengthening tropical storm forced the suspension of skimming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as Vice President Joe Biden heard complaints about the pace of cleanup efforts in the disaster zone.
- Storm stops Gulf oil slick cleanup Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 10:07PMNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana : A strengthening tropical storm forced the suspension of skimming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as Vice President Joe Biden heard complaints about the pace of cleanup efforts in the disaster zone.
- Bowman fires Shreveport airports director Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 6:18AMPolitical fallout over Shreveport air service led Friday to a high-profile firing. Shreveport City Council Chairwoman Joyce Bowman, the city's highest-ranking official with Mayor Cedric Glover out of state, axed Director of Airports Roy Miller.
- Robert Peston Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 4:15AMWill the next government have to fight Greek flu?
- Florida prepares for oil landfall, fears the worst Saturday, May 1, 2010 @ 4:02PMFlorida prepares for oil landfall, fears the worst
- Small businesses keep operating despite volcano Saturday, April 24, 2010 @ 7:07AMAmong the millions of passengers stranded by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland during the past week were company owners and employees who were on business trips.
- UAL-Continental Merger Would Lead on High-Fare Overseas Routes Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 8:48AMA merger between UAL Corp.’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. would create the largest U.S. carrier on routes across the Atlantic and Pacific where business fliers pay some of the industry’s highest fares.
- Volcano strands some small business owners Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 3:32PMSomething as remote as a volcano can make life difficult for a small business owner.
- Volcano strands some small business owners Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 2:58PMSomething as remote as a volcano can make life difficult for a small business owner. Among the millions of passengers stranded by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland during the past week were company owners and employees who were on business trips. They... Iceland - Business - Small business - Volcano - Science and Environment
- High life Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:27AMDo we still want to fly under the red, white and blue?
- Drugmakers tied to trips for Medi-Cal officials Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:39AMThree California officials who oversee billions of dollars in Medi-Cal prescription drug spending have failed to disclose free flights, hotel rooms and meals paid for by nonprofit groups funded by drugmakers, records and interviews show. One of those...
- What next for Obama's health plan? Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:46AMPresident Obama's health plan has suffered another setback after cross-party talks ended without a deal. What now for the proposals?
- AeroMexico to cut service to New Orleans Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 10:39AMNEW ORLEANS (AP) - The first international airline to offer direct service to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina is reducing its service to the city next month after less than a year of operations.
- AeroMexico to cut service to New Orleans Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 10:36AMAssociated Press - February 10, 2010 11:24 AM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The first international airline to offer direct service to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina is reducing its service to the...
- Colts fans brave snow to reach Super Bowl in Miami Saturday, February 6, 2010 @ 11:45AMINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Heavy snow was falling at Indianapolis International Airport as the strongest winter storm of the season hit Indiana on Friday, but many travelers' minds were on sunnier weather in Miami.
- Yeager Cancels Some Flights Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 3:28PMThere are some delays and cancellations at Yeager Airport.
- Robert Naiman: Beverly Bell: "7.0 on the Horror Scale - Notes on the Haitian Earthquake" Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 3:58PMFollowing is the log of Beverly Bell during the first ten days after the earthquake in Haiti. Beverly first went to Haiti as a teenager....
- Seeing Earthquake Devastated Haiti Through a Kentucky Student's Eyes Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 6:13PMWe have a first look at the quake zone in Haiti through local eyes. A young woman set out to Haiti before the earthquake to change lives and help those in need. She's now returned from a much different mission herself, forever changed concerned by people in need now more than ever.
- Focus on Haiti: Washington's Militarized Takeover Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 7:26AMHaiti is no stranger to adversity and anguish - over 500 years of severe oppression, slavery, despotism, colonization, reparations, embargoes, sanctions, deep poverty, starvation, unrepayable debt, and natural calamities from destructive hurricanes to a dozen magnitude 7.0 or greater Caribbean region earthquakes in the past 500 years.
- 'Air Mobile Joe' Blogs From Haiti Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 4:28PM"Air Mobile Joe" Hurston and his team of volunteers with Air Mobile Ministries have worked to help disaster victims after hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and war. Hurston is in Haiti and blogging about his experience there.
- Mayoral candidates face off in first debate after Murray's exit Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 10:36PMNEW ORLEANS -- Six mayoral hopefuls were on stage Tuesday with one former candidate noticeably absent. The mayoral forum Tuesday evening sponsored by the Housing Coalition was the first gathering of the major candidates since the recent shakeup in the race. State Sen. Ed Murray's weekend announcement to bow out of the race creates quite the void. Murray was one of the leading African American ...
- Ask Airfare Watchdog: Airfare From Cruise Lines Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 11:41AMQ: Is there any reason why I should buy airfare from my cruise line rather than through Expedia or whatever? It seems that the cruise lines' fares are higher.
- CNN - Tropical Storm Ida Bears Down On U.S. Gulf Coast Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 2:14PMTropical Storm Ida Is Bearing Down On The U.S. Gulf Coast, Bringing Floodwaters Hours Before It Is Expected To Come Ashore Tuesday, The National Hurricane Center Said.
- CNN - Ida Bringing A Deluge To Parts Of Southeast Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 10:29AMHurricane Ida Weakened To A Tropical Storm Monday Morning As It Neared The U.S. Gulf Coast, Where It Could Come Ashore In The Next 24 Hours.
- Hurricane Ida Becomes Category 2 Storm Sunday, November 8, 2009 @ 9:20AMA hurricane watch has been issued for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Ida begins making its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S.
- Parts Of La., Miss. Coast Under Hurricane Watch Saturday, November 7, 2009 @ 12:13PMIda regained hurricane status and charted a course early Sunday that would skirt the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi early Tuesday.
- In Defense of the ‘Balloon Boy’ Dad Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ 7:36AMTo see what “balloon boy” says about 2009, you have to look past the sentimental moral absolutes.
- Mixed opinions on having flights to Cuba from New Orleans Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 10:08PMNEW ORLEANS - Sal Longoria was only four-years-old when he, his parents and two sisters left Cuba for America. They settled in New Orleans, but Longoria's never forgotten his roots, or his relatives that stayed behind.
- Nagin Says Cuba's Government Good For Storm Response Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 12:43PMUnder Cuba's communist system, the government calls all the shots all the time -- but during monster hurricanes that may not be such a bad thing, New Orleans' mayor says.
- Ray Nagin: Cuba's government is ideal for storm response Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 11:02AM"It wasn't clear who was top authority" during Katrina, a problem communist Cuba doesn't have, Nagin says
- In Cuba, N.O. mayor talks disaster response, trade Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 11:30PMHAVANA -- Under Cuba's communist system, the government calls all the shots all the time - but during monster hurricanes that may not be such a bad thing, New Orleans' mayor says.In an interview duri...
- New Orleans mayor pushes for Cuba flights Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 10:52PMHAVANA (Reuters) - New Orleans hopes to cash in on an improvement in U.S.-Cuba relations by getting direct charter flights between New Orleans and Havana, the U.S. city's mayor said in Havana on Tuesday.
- New Orleans mayor pushes for Cuba flights Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 9:59PMSource: Reuters * New Orleans mayor pushes for flights to/from Havana * Sees "huge opportunity" if U.S.-Cuba relations improve * Says Cuba must prepare for Katrina-like storms HAVANA, Oct 20 (Reuters ...
- Mayor Ray Nagin's trip to China and Australia cost city taxpayers more than $28,770 Sunday, October 18, 2009 @ 5:02AMAs Mayor Ray Nagin and a gaggle of New Orleans officials headed to Cuba on Friday for a weeklong fact-finding trip about disaster preparedness, new details emerged about the mayor's last international junket -- chief among them that taxpayers largely wound up footing the bill for the excursion to China and Australia.
- With door to Cuba cracked, push to swing it wide open Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 12:11AMBy DAMIEN CAVE The New York Times Imagine a ferry from Miami to Havana that costs far less than a flight. Cuban-Americans, who can now visit the island without restriction, could eat lechon on deck, then deliver a shipping container of food to needy relatives by morning.
- Cuban Exile’s Plan for a Ferry From Miami to Havana Is Awaiting U.S. Approval Saturday, September 12, 2009 @ 5:30PMA ferry from Miami to Havana would allow more room for cargo than a plane at far less cost than a flight.
- Jet Blue Offers A Month of Unlimited Flights For $599 Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 2:02PMJetBlue Airways is offering an all you can fly deal.
- 5 to-do's in New Orleans Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 1:57AMTo get the feel for a place, it is wise to do what the Aborigines call a walkabout. When you first arrive at a new destination, take to the streets.
- U.S ports plan for Cuba trade thaw Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 1:13PMNEW ORLEANS, June 18 (UPI) -- Some U.S. port cities are planning ahead for the day relations with Cuba begin to thaw, officials say.
- Qantas to Expand North American and European Networks Thursday, June 18, 2009 @ 10:00AMLOS ANGELES----Qantas today announced it would further expand its North American and European networks via codeshares with oneworld partner airlines American Airlines and Iberia.
- Extra Qantas flights to counter Delta Monday, June 15, 2009 @ 9:12AMQantas plans to bolster services on the trans-Pacific route to counter US carrier Delta Air Lines' arrival in just over two weeks, increasing A380 flights between Australia and Los Angeles and expanding a code-share deal with American Airlines.
- 06-15-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE Monday, June 15, 2009 @ 2:04AMLONDON, NIVEA BOTH PREGNANT BY WEEZY?" Blogs claim both are due around September, and marriage on horizon for one. *For the past week, the blogosphere has been buzzing about rumors that actress Lauren London and rapper Lil Wayne are expecting, as well as Lil Wayne and R&B singer Nivea.
- Norwegian Jazz 101a: JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2009 Wednesday, June 3, 2009 @ 1:24AMOne of the challenges of any organization or festival is to find ways to top past performances, and certainly the breadth of exposure to Norwegian music, culture and geography at JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2008 (JNiaN) would be hard to beat. A junket where approximately 40 people from around the world--writers, photographers, festival programmers, club owners and others--congregated in Norway for ...
- Miss. coast moving to attract cruise business Tuesday, June 2, 2009 @ 8:21AMNew Orleans and Mobile are profiting from cruise ships, and experts think a cruise line will one day set sail from Gulfport on a regular schedule.