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Leaked Photo of Kate Upton’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2012 Cover [PHOTO]
By IBTimes
Kate Upton is officially the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition covergirl of 2012. The blonde bombshell covers the iconic bikini edition of the athletic mag this year and the photo, which was supposed to be unveiled Monday night on "The Late Show with David Letterman," has leaked. (12:23 am)
MORE TOPICS: FLORIDA, NEW YORK, SUPER BOWL, FASHION WEEK, KIM KARDASHIAN
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2012: From Irina Shayk to Beyonce, the Past 11 Covers [PHOTOS]
By IBTimes
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2012 will be revealed Monday night on "The Late Show with David Letterman." Many speculate that Kate Upton, a hugely popular swimsuit model in the world of fashion right now, will take the crown. (Feb 11)
MORE TOPICS: FLORIDA, NEW YORK, SUPER BOWL, FASHION WEEK, KIM KARDASHIAN
Cuban Oil: Country's Ambitions Endanger Florida Coral Reefs and Coast
By IBTimes
Offshore drilling for oil has begun in Cuban waters in the shadow of the Florida Keys, and with the memory of BP's Macondo Gulf of Mexico spill still fresh, authorities are bracing for the worst. (Feb 10)
MORE TOPICS: MEXICO, FLORIDA, COAST GUARD, CUBA
Judge Lets BP Keep E-Mails out of Gulf Oil Spill Trial
By Reuters
BP Plc won a court order Wednesday keeping several potentially damaging e-mails out of a scheduled trial to determine responsibility for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster. (Feb 08)
MORE TOPICS: BARCLAYS, COURT, STORM, MEXICO, NEW YORK, BP PLC
New Zealand Spends $130M on MV Rena Clean Up, Extent of Damage Still Being Assessed
By IBTimes AU
The ill-fated MV Rena which brought to New Zealand its worst maritime disaster, has so far cost $130 million, and $28 million of this amount has come from taxpayers, the Bay of Plenty Times reported. (Feb 08)
MORE TOPICS: COURT
BP Announces 14 Percent Rise in Profits, Raises Dividend
By IBTimes
The dividend rise marks the firm's first since the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. (Feb 07)
MORE TOPICS: MEXICO, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
Petrobras Says Oil Spill from Pipeline Rupture Has Been Contained
By IBTimes
The cause of the pipeline rupture is still under investigation. The pipeline connected a well head on the ocean floor to a floating platform, which was conducting a well test when the rupture took place. (Feb 03)
Petrobras Oil Spill Extends 43 Square Miles
By IBTimes
Officials with Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, and Brazil's environmental protection agency (IBAMA), announced Wednesday that 26 cubic meters of "oily water" was collected from an offshore oil production column that ruptured the day before. (Feb 01)
Is Deepwater Horizon the New Ecuador?
By OilPrice.com
Nearly two years after the worst accidental offshore oil spill in the history of the energy industry, some of the biggest companies in the world are busy pointing their legal fingers at one another in court over who has to pay what in claims, damages... (Jan 31)
Cruise Ship Sinking: Concordia to Remain Submerged Through the Summer
By IBTimes
It could take a salvage crew up to 10 months to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that sank off of Italy's Giglio Island earlier this month. (Jan 30)
