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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By The Associated Press ___ Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt BRUSSELS (AP) - Greece's international creditors are proposing giving the country two more years to reform its economy, but European finance ministers were split Monday over how to put together a comprehensive

Tulsa dad arrested after toddler found in cage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By KEN MILLERThe Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Tulsa man was arrested after police found his 18-month-old daughter locked in a metal dog cage, his naked 4-year old daughter outside on a cold afternoon and him asleep in a drug or alcohol "induced stupor," police said Monday. A neighbor

FDA finds contamination issues at Ameridose

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health inspectors found numerous potential sources of contamination, including leaky ceilings and insects, at a drug-making facility that has the same founders as the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak. The Food

LatAm leaders call for review of US legal pot vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - A group of Latin American leaders declared Monday that votes by two U.S. states to legalize marijuana have important implications for efforts to quash drug smuggling, offering the first government reaction from a

Lance Armstrong cuts formal ties to Livestrong

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By JIM VERTUNOAP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity to avoid further damage brought by doping charges and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. Armstrong resigned from the board of directors for Livestrong on Nov. 4

Police: Alleged car thief made food deliveries

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Police in Connecticut say a man stole a car used to deliver Chinese food and continued dropping off orders so he could keep the customers' money. Keith Hinds was charged on Friday with larceny, possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug

British medical journal slams Roche on Tamiflu

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By MARIA CHENGAP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) - A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu. The drug has been stockpiled by dozens of governments worldwide in case of a

Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By ALBERTO ARCEAssociated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - In a capital so dangerous that only the "walking dead" are said to venture out after dark, nothing could draw an obedient son from the safety of his parents' suburban home into the deserted night. Nothing, that is, but a girl.

Major hurdles remain to end veteran homelessness

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JULIE WATSON and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Arthur Lute's arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to end homelessness among veterans

27 inmates killed in Sri Lanka prison shootout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHIAssociated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A shootout between rioting prisoners and security forces at a prison in Sri Lanka's capital killed at least 27 inmates, while police said Saturday that they arrested five prisoners who had managed to escape and were