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US unemployment aid applications at 2-month low

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plunged 26,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 359,000, a hopeful sign for the job market. It's the lowest level of weekly applications in nine weeks. The Labor Department

EU wants $12B a year from US over Boeing aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By DON MELVINAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union said Thursday it is asking the World Trade Organization to impose up to $12 billion per year in sanctions on the U.S. as part of a long-running dispute involving government subsidies to plane-makers Airbus and Boeing. The EU said

Syrian military's text to rebels: 'Game over'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Cellphones in Syria rang, buzzed and chirped Thursday with an ominous text message from the military to members of the armed rebellion: "Game over." The rebels provided their own response to the regime's warning to surrender and disarm by launching

Tenn. search for 2 children focuses on fire debris

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By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities looking for any trace of two missing children doggedly sifted the ashes of a deadly house fire, searched rolling farmland nearby and untangled complicated family relationships. Investigators aren't sure if 9-year-old

Romney decries military cuts; Obama talking jobs

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By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged to create many more jobs and "make the middle class secure again" in a campaign-closing appeal on Thursday - more than five weeks before Election Day - to voters already casting ballots in

Romney decries military cuts; Obama talking jobs

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Spain, Greece launch austerity plans to secure aid

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By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Spain and Greece outlined plans Thursday to reduce government spending and raise taxes to convince international lenders and financial markets they are on track to cut their deficits. The latest round of belt-tightening comes as economies across

WHY IT MATTERS: Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press The issue: Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring. The protests started peacefully but prompted a brutal crackdown by President Bashar Assad's government. The fighting has escalated into a civil war that has

WHY IT MATTERS: Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

Court fast-tracks some green card applications

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that immigration officials must give priority status to thousands of green card applicants who lost their place in line for U.S. residency when they turned 21. A narrowly divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of