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Strong quake strikes Myanmar, 12 feared dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By AYE AYE WINAssociated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining region said mines collapsed and as many as 12 people were feared dead. Myanmar's Vice

Officials say 2 dead, 4 sick from wild mushrooms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Two residents of a Northern California assisted living facility have died and four others are hospitalized after eating soup with wild mushrooms, authorities said. Placer County sheriff's officials told the Sacramento Bee (http://sacb.ee/STLV3S ) that Barbara Lopes, 86

Ohio farmer accused of letting dogs live in filth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

LAURELVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An Amish farmer in Ohio is accused of keeping dozens of dogs in gruesome settings, including injured animals living in feces a foot deep. He counters that his dogs were taken because of cultural differences. WCMH reports (http://bit.ly/Us1vH1) that authorities seized 52

3 children, man killed in fire at Maine home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

ORRINGTON, Maine (AP) - Three children and a man died in a fire early Saturday at a rural home in Maine, but the children's mother escaped from the burning house and was taken to a hospital, authorities said. It wasn't clear what caused the fire, but the house "was heavily involved upon our

3 kids, dad killed in Maine home fire; mom escapes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

ORRINGTON, Maine (AP) - A fire at a rural wood home early Saturday killed a father and his three children, while the kids' mother escaped and was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said. The victims were identified as Benjamin Johnson III, 30, and the couple

Argentine crew prevents Ghana from moving ship

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By FRANCIS KOKUTSEAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Sailors aboard an Argentina navy sailing ship seized in a billion-dollar international debt controversy brandished weapons to block Ghanaian officials from moving the vessel to a less busy dock, an official of the Ghana Ports and Harbors

Husband arrested in Calif. killing of Iraqi woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - Eight months after the beating death of an Iraqi-American woman that drew international attention because it appeared to be a hate crime, the woman's husband has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. Police in the San Diego suburb

27 inmates killed in Sri Lanka prison shootout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHIAssociated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A shootout between rioting prisoners and security forces at a prison in Sri Lanka's capital killed at least 27 inmates, while police said Saturday that they arrested five prisoners who had managed to escape and were

LA area bank robbery chase ends in televised death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) - A bank robbery suspect was cornered on a northern Los Angeles County cul-de-sac and shot to death Friday on live television after he apparently fired at sheriff's deputies from his car, authorities said. The man died at the scene at around 10:15 a.m. after televised

Texas A&M bomb threat suspect charged in 2nd case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - A man charged with a bomb threat at Texas A&M University is now facing charges for a similar scare at Texas State University. A complaint unsealed this week accuses 19-year-old Dereon Kelly of using the email account of his girlfriend, Brittany Henderson, to send