div class="yn-story-content">The U.K. Guardian is on the verge of expanding its U.S. footprint."We will be announcing an American editor shortly," Alan Rusbridger, The Guardian's editor-in-chief, told The Cutline in an interview last week. He said the liberal English broadsheet is building a new U.S. digital operation that will be based in New York rather than…

s electricity come from “clean energy sources” by 2035, but ironically one of the biggest obstacles to this goal could come from within the environmental movement itself.From coast to coast, efforts to build everything from wind farms to solar plants has run afoul of local environmental groups and the “Not In My Backyard” (NIMBY) phenomenon.…

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Billiton (BHP.AX), the world's biggest miner, plans to pour $80 billion into expansions over the next five years and return cash to investors rather than chase ambitious takeovers, after nearly doubling its first-half profit to a record.The Anglo-Australian giant, flush with cash, said it would more than double its share buyback…

The law firm of DeMent Askew announces that Criminal Law Attorney John K. Fanney has joined its Raleigh, N.C., office.Raleigh, NC (Vocus/PRWEB) February 15, 2011 The law firm of DeMent Askew announces that Criminal Law Attorney John K. Fanney has joined its Raleigh, N.C., office. has nearly 21 years of experience and is admitted to…

NEW YORK – Treasurys extended a weeklong fall on Tuesday after the government sold $32 billion in new debt. The yield on the 10-year note rose to the highest level in 10 months.The government auctioned three-year notes at a yield of 1.34 percent. That's the highest rate for a sale of three-year notes since last…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2011 – WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Senior Fellow for Legal Studies Cathy Ruse, JD, testified this afternoon before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution in favor of the bipartisan "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act" (H.R. 3) sponsored by U.S. Reps.Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski…

BOSTON – Boston College will play Northeastern for the 59th Beanpot championship.Tommy Cross scored on a power play with 3:17 gone in overtime Monday night and BC beat Green Line rival Boston University 3-2 to advance to the title game.BU will play in the consolation game for just the third time in 28 years. The…

NEW ORLEANS – Kevin Love had 27 points and 17 rebounds, and the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves maintained their surprising dominance of the playoff-contending New Orleans Hornets with a 104-92 victory Monday night.Minnesota's second double-digit win over New Orleans this season might have been a costly one, though. Michael Beasley, who had 14 points, had to…

K’NEX and Cedar Point have joined forces to launch the first-ever Cedar Point K’NEX Great Thrill Ride Build-Off.Sandusky, OH (Vocus/PRWEB) February 01, 2011 K’NEX, the construction toy company headquartered in Hatfield, Pa., and Cedar Point amusement park/resort in Sandusky, Ohio, have joined forces to launch the first-ever Cedar Point K’NEX Great Thrill Ride Build-Off.The Cedar…

WASHINGTON – The nation's largest tax preparation company, H&R Block, agreed Monday to improve its services for deaf and hard of hearing people.The Justice Department announced that H&R Block had agreed to a nationwide settlement to resolve a complaint filed by a deaf person in San Antonio, Texas, under the Americans with Disabilities Act."The agreement…