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HK opposes Sichuan quake aid over corruption fears

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By KELVIN CHANAP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely opposed a plan Wednesday to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims, underlining widespread public concerns about mainland corruption. The city's leader, Leung Chun-ying, proposed

Factory building collapse in Bangladesh kills 149

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Rescuers tried to free people believed trapped in the concrete rubble of a building housing mainly garment factories that collapsed in Bangladesh a day after workers complained cracks had developed in the structure. The death toll jumped

Haliburton seeking settlement over Gulf oil spill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced Monday that it is trying to negotiate a settlement over its role in the disaster, a focus of trial testimony that ended last week. Halliburton

Sea disputes, NKorea in spotlight at ASEAN summit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

By JIM GOMEZ and EILEEN NGAssociated Press BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) - Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to start negotiations on a new pact aimed at thwarting a major clash in one

Rivers crest across Midwest, but rain in forecast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 21st

By JIM SUHR and JIM SALTERAssociated Press CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any

Anger, fear, tears normal response to disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 21st

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical Writers BOSTON (AP) - Kaitlyn Greeley burst into tears when a car backfired the other day. She's afraid to take her usual train to her job at a Boston hospital, walking or taking cabs instead. She can't sleep. "I know this is how people

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and JACK GILLUMAssociated Press There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual. Small fertilizer plants

Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

Florida sues BP on 3-year anniversary of oil spill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By JAMES L. ROSICA and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton on the three-year anniversary of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Pam Bondi filed the 40-page lawsuit Saturday in federal court in Panama City. It comes

Obama: Boston capture closes out a 'tough week'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged to seek answers for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and acknowledged that the capture of a second suspect ended a trying five days for his presidency and for the nation. "All in all it's been a tough