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Emirates profit rebound amid expanding fleet

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The parent company of Dubai-based carrier Emirates said Monday that operating profit for the first half of the year surged by more than 63 percent as the Middle East's biggest airline expanded routes and benefited from stabilizing fuel prices. Emirates Group

US re-elected to UN Human Rights Council seat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By MICHAEL ASTORAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States was re-elected Monday to another three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council in the only contested election for the organization's top human rights body. The U.S. was competing with four countries for three open

Food labels multiply, some confuse consumers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Want to avoid pesticides and antibiotics in your produce, meat, and dairy foods? Prefer to pay more to make sure farm animals were treated humanely, farmworkers got their lunch breaks, bees or birds were protected by the farmer and that

Healing the divisions in postelection America

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) - Baine's Books sits in the heart of this historic village, a Main Street institution where townspeople gather for coffee and conversation and, every Thursday after sundown, an open mic night that draws performers from near and far

Healing the divisions in postelection America

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

Will Ashley Judd run for Senate?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By Natalie Abrams, The election just ended, but already there's talk about what could be in store for 2014 -- and that talk includes actress Ashley Judd. The Kentucky native is being floated as a possible candidate to challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to the Louisville Courier-

News Summary: October data hint at China recovery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By The Associated press POSITIVE DATA: China's auto sales, consumer spending and factory output improved in October in a new sign of economic recovery. Inflation also eased, and investment growth strengthened. NEW LEADERS: The improvements come as the Communist Party meets in Beijing for a

Mazda to produce Toyota-brand vehicles in Mexico

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

TOKYO (AP) - Mazda Motor Corp. will make Toyota-brand subcompacts at its new plant in Mexico, allowing Japan's top automaker to strengthen its North American model lineup. Under the agreement announced Friday, Mazda will annually produce 50,000 subcompacts, based on the Mazda2 but under the

IAG to cut 4,500 jobs in Iberia restructuring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By ROBERT BARRThe Associated Press LONDON (AP) - International Airlines Group warned on Friday that its Spanish carrier Iberia was "in a fight for survival" and unveiled a restructuring plan to cut 4,500 jobs as it reported a drop in third-quarter profit. Iberia CEO Rafael Sanchez-Lozano said

China's factory output rises in sign of recovery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's auto sales, consumer spending and factory output improved in October in a new sign of economic recovery as the Communist Party prepared to install a new generation of leaders. Growth in factory output accelerated to 9.6 percent over a