The USS Wasp, USS Carter Hall, and USS Mesa Verde will provide landing platforms for Coast Guard, National Guard and civilian agency helicopters if needed, the officials said, adding that the Atlantic Fleet command made the decision in the name of … City, Gridlocked and Shaken, Faces Strain of Long Recovery - New York Times
Syrian jets pound rebel strongholds across country
Syrian warplanes pounded opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north Wednesday as President Bashar Assad's forces intensified airstrikes following the failure of a U.N.-backed cease-fire, activists said. New Savile allegations add to pressure on BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – Fresh allegations emerged on Wednesday of sexual misconduct by late BBC pr esenter Jimmy Savile, further damaging the corporation's reputation and increasing pressure on its management. Facing questions on how suspicions about Savile were handled are BBC head George Entwistle and his predecessor Mark Thompson, new CEO of the New York Times co. Two independent inquiries and a police investigation are under way. … GM targets $500 million in cost savings, job cuts in Europe
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is targeting $500 million in fixed-cost savings between 2013 and 2015, and it plans to make further job cuts in Europe as it seeks to break even in the region by mid-decade, the automaker said on Wednesday. “These are net fixed-cost reductions, not gross fixed-costs reductions” between 2013 and 2015, GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky, who is leading the restructuring at Opel and Vauxhall, said on a conference call on Wednesday. GM makes and sells cars through its Opel brand in most of Europe and through the Vauxhall brand in Britain. …
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