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Syria's civil war spills into Lebanon, 4 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's civil war spilled over into neighboring Lebanon once again on Sunday, with gun battles in the northern city of Tripoli between supporters and opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime that left four dead. Nine Syrian judges and

Oil price slips as investors await US jobs data

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil eased to near $86 a barrel Friday as investors awaited the release of the monthly U.S. jobs report, a key indicator for the world's largest economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for January delivery was down 24 cents to $86

Police arrest, spray protesters at Mich. Capitol

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State Police say they have used chemical spray on right-to-work protesters who to tried rush into the Senate chamber at the state Capitol, and minority Democrats in the Legislature accuse Republican leaders of taking a "shameful step" to undermine free speech. State

Police arrest, spray protesters at Mich. Capitol

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

CDC: Language barrier caused chlorine gas leak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By KELLY P. KISSELAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A chlorine gas leak that sickened nearly 200 people at a Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas last year happened because a worker who couldn't read the English-language label on a barrel of chemicals inadvertently poured bleach into it

Panetta: US worries about Syria, chemical weapons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. has serious concerns that Syria is thinking of using its chemical weapons. Panetta did not say what new intelligence information he has about the intentions of President Bashar Assad. But the

With war shifting, US, Russia talk Syria's future

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) - Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks

NATO moves toward deployment on Syria border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By BEN HUBBARDAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th