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Corn soars on estimate of small harvest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer The price of corn soared 5 percent Thursday after the government predicted that this year's harvest could be the smallest in six years. Corn for December delivery rose 36.5 cents to finish at $7.7325 per bushel. Soybeans and wheat prices also rose. The U.S.

Hezbollah says it sent drone over Israel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The leader of Hezbollah claimed responsibility Thursday for launching an Iranian-made drone aircraft into Israeli airspace earlier this week, adding more tension to an already explosive Mideast atmosphere. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah warned that it would

Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By FRANK JORDANS and SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A plane intercepted by Turkish fighter jets on its way from Moscow to Damascus was carrying equipment and ammunition destined for the Syrian Defense Ministry, Turkey's prime minister said Thursday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Much of odd weapons cache on plane was permissible

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an age when air travelers grudgingly surrender bottled water at security checkpoints, the most striking aspect of the arrest of a passenger wearing a bulletproof vest and flying with luggage stocked with knives, clubs

AP IMPACT: Cartels flood US with cheap meth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mexican drug cartels are quietly filling the void in the nation's drug market created by the long effort to crack down on American-made methamphetamine, flooding U.S. cities with exceptionally cheap, extraordinarily potent meth from factory-

Oil prices up as Turkey-Syria tension rises

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By The Associated Press Oil prices rose Thursday as tension between Turkey and Syria raised concerns that crude oil supplies from the Middle East could be disrupted. Benchmark oil gained 82 cents to close at $92.07 per barrel. It has risen 2.4 percent so far this week. On Thursday, Turkey

UN official: Islamists in Mali are targeting women

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A senior U.N. official who just returned from Mali says radical Islamists who now control about two-thirds of the country are targeting women - demanding that they cover their heads, restricting their ability to work, and compiling a

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be