Read more Greenpoint stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2555/greenpoint.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 00:34:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6184/countrywide-cuts-500-jobs.htmlHeather McPherson<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=21091&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401032926' border='0' />The nation's top home lender is cutting 500 jobs in its subprime mortgage units in response to the high-risk-lending mess. Before the cuts announced yesterday, Countrywide was actively hiring workers who had been fired from other companies, the LA Times reports. Meanwhile, Capital One said it will close the unit...cording to a report published Monday, Aug. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)http://www.newser.com/story/6184/countrywide-cuts-500-jobs.htmlTue, 21 Aug 2007 10:54:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2796/largest-oil-spill-in-us-seeps-under-brooklyn.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=6703&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034816' border='0' />Underneath the ground of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is a dark blob of gasoline, solvents, and associated poisons that composes the biggest oil spill in US history. It's accumulated from a century's worth of smaller leaks and waste dumping, reports New York magazine, and ExxonMobil has quietly accepted the blame, but done...http://www.newser.com/story/2796/largest-oil-spill-in-us-seeps-under-brooklyn.htmlMon, 04 Jun 2007 17:54:25 CDT