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Israel airstrikes loom over US diplomacy on Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel's willingness to hit Syrian targets it sees as threats to its own existence has complicated the Obama administration's internal debate over arming President Bashar Assad's foes and may change the way U.S.

Taiwan's MediaTek profit up 51 percent in 1Q

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By ANNIE HUANGAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - MediaTek Inc., Asia's largest chipset designer, said Monday its first quarter profit grew 51 percent from a year earlier, boosted by China's flourishing smartphone market. The Taiwanese company's net profit totaled 3.7 billion New

Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - From Israel's perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran's shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would have posed a potent threat had the weapons reached Iranian

Will Downey suit up again after $175M 'IM3' haul?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 5th

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks. According to studio estimates Sunday, "Iron

Will Downey suit up again after $175M 'IM3' haul?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 5th

Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh diplomatic and possible military push with allies to end the country's civil war. This

Toys R Us appeals $20M award in Mass. slide death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th

By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - On a warm summer day in July 2006, Robin Aleo climbed to the top of a 6-foot inflatable pool slide and slid down head first. As she neared the bottom, the slide partially collapsed and Aleo slammed her head on the concrete pool deck, causing

Outlook grim in Venezuela's essential oil industry

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th

By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated Press MORON, Venezuela (AP) - Only the filthy water from broken sewer pipes keeps the dust down in front of Ramon Boet's shop, which sells statues of saints and other religious objects. In the distance, massive tankers pull up to a half-century-old refinery that

China emerging as new force in drone warfare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar. The attack didn't

Outgoing Alibaba CEO Ma says he's 'old' for Web

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Alibaba founder Jack Ma, the billionaire who has run the Chinese e-commerce giant since 1999, says he's getting "a bit old" for the Internet. That's what the outgoing chief executive told a charitable event in Santa Monica Thursday as he pledged $5 million toward