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Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling

Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Ron

Obama: New guidelines in place for drone strikes

Obama: New guidelines in place for drone strikes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he has signed new policy guidelines to oversee when the U.S. can use drone strikes against suspected terrorists. Obama says clear guidelines, oversight and accountability are spelled out in "policy guidance" he signed Wednesday. He says Thursday in a

Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike

Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders. In a national security speech Thursday, Obama said the administration has briefed the appropriate congressional committees about all drone strikes outside of Iraq and

Obama endorses more oversight of drone strikes

Obama endorses more oversight of drone strikes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan. In a speech on new contours of his counterterrorism strategy, Obama took note Thursday of a number of proposed ways of

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday. Two men have been accused of butchering the soldier with knives and a meat cleaver on a London street while horrified bystanders watched. Obama said in a written

Smooth confirmation hearing for Pritzker

Smooth confirmation hearing for Pritzker
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and her role as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas, but those were minor bumps in

With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic

With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade. As the scandal-lashed former congressman got ready for a first round of campaign events

Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba

Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By PETER ORSIAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) - A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered. Sarkis Yacoubian arrived at an Interior Ministry courthouse

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Reading, writing, arithmetic - and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject. The report,

Senator: Assaults let military culture continue

Senator: Assaults let military culture continue
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senator says repeated sexual assaults in the military allow a culture to continue. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) of New York addressed the latest case at West Point. An Army sergeant is charged with secretly taking pictures and video of at least

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.    That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity.    A

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
BICKLETON, Wash. (AP) - A freak snow has given students a snow day in May in the Klickitat County town of Bickleton.    School Superintendent Ric Palmer says 10-to-12 inches fell in places overnight and heavy snow brought some tree branches down on lines, knocking out power and

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday