Congratulations to the Victoria Shamrocks for winning the gold medal in the A Division by defeating the New Westminster Salmonbellies, who come away with the silver, 14-7 in the final game of the 2015 Intermediate Provincial Championships Monday, August 3rd.
Judge approves $20BILLION settlement over 2010 BP oil spill in the biggest ever environmental pay out in US history. A New Orleans federal judge granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resolving years of litigation over the worst offshore spill in the nation's history.
The settlement amount announced Monday by the U.S. Justice Department that BP will pay for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is about $2 billion more than initially announced in July. In a statement released earlier this week, BP spokesman Geoff Morrell said the change is due to the incl ...