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UN council plans sanctions on Congo rebels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council announced Friday that it intends to impose sanctions on the leaders of the M23 rebel movement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence has flared again. Guatemala U.N. Ambassador Gert Rosenthal, the

Timeline of events, comments surrounding Benghazi

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has become a major issue in the presidential campaign, focused on the evolving Obama administration explanations. Prior to the Sept. 11 assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three

White House condemns attack in Beirut

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is condemning "in the strongest terms" what it calls a terrorist attack in Beirut that killed a top security official and seven others. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor says in a statement that there is "no justification for using assassination as a

Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info

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By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A new White House executive order would direct U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies operating electric grids, water plants, railroads and other vital industries to help protect them from

After lawsuit threat, Twitter to pull racist posts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - Twitter agreed to pull racist and anti-Semitic tweets under a pair of French hash tags after a Jewish group threatened to sue the social network for running afoul of national laws against hate speech, the organization said. The decision came a day

Beirut car bomb kills top official, 7 others

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By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A car bomb ripped through Beirut on Friday, killing a top security official and seven others, shearing the balconies off apartment buildings and sending bloodied residents staggering into the streets in the most serious blast the Lebanese capital

Doctors say shot Pakistani girl improving

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The British hospital treating a 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban raised hopes for her recovery Friday when doctors said she was able to stand with some help and to write. Malala Yousufzai appeared with her eyes open and

Jobless rate falls in most battleground states

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and JULIE PACEAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - Unemployment rates fell last month in nearly all of the battleground states that will determine the presidential winner, giving President Barack Obama fresh fodder to argue that voters should stick with him in an election

Stand-up: Obama and Romney draw laughs at dinner

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney scored big laughs at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, an annual fundraiser at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel for Catholic charitable work that has drawn presidential candidates since World War II. A sampling of the best

Jobless rate falls in most battleground states

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th