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NJ train derailment tips tankers, sickens dozens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - A freight train derailed Friday on a railroad bridge that has had problems before, toppling tanker cars partially into a creek and causing a leak of hazardous gas that was blamed for sickening dozens of people, authorities said. After

Bangladesh workers protest; families of dead plead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of garment workers protested Friday outside a Bangladeshi factory where 112 people were killed by a fire, demanding compensation for their lost salaries, while relatives of those who did not survive gathered nearby, hoping

In Bangladesh, echoes of 1911 Triangle fire in NYC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Terrified women leaping to their deaths. Locked exits trapping workers. Piles of clothing blocking stairwells to safety. The fire that raced through a garment factory in Bangladesh last week and killed 112 workers bore eerie echoes of another

Congress takes first hard look at Sandy damage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress on Thursday took its first hard look at the damage from Superstorm Sandy amid appeals for tens of billions of dollars in additional disaster assistance to rebuild from one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the Northeast.

KHQ EXCLUSIVE: Local Firefighter Delivers His Own Baby In Garage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

SPOKANE, Wash. - A local father delivered his own baby in the garage! Tuesday night Rebecca Wells was going through labor when she started to realize the baby was coming much faster than she expected. Her husband, Justin, rushed her out to their car, but by that point, it was too late to leave.

KHQ EXCLUSIVE: Local Firefighter Delivers His Own Baby In Garage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

The reward for surviving Sandy may be higher taxes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - Superstorm Sandy may have one more nasty surprise still to come: higher taxes. The math is simple and cruel. The storm left fewer properties standing, often wrecking waterfront communities that paid the highest taxes because of the

Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 43 people

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Back-to-back explosions tore through tents housing Shiite pilgrims in southern Iraq on Thursday, the deadliest in a wave of bombings that killed at least 43 people nationwide, officials said. The attacks in Hillah began with a roadside

A look at scandals involving UK media

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - After a yearlong inquiry full of sensational testimony, Britain's Lord Justice Brian Leveson released a report Thursday into the culture and practices of the British press and his recommendations for future regulation to prevent phone hacking

A look at scandals involving UK media

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th