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Israel expands air assault on rockets in Gaza

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By AMY TEIBEL and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel expanded its fierce air assault on rocket operations in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, striking security compounds, smuggling tunnels and a three-story apartment building after an unprecedented rocket

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the deadly Gulf of Mexico spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including the biggest criminal fine in U.S. history. Three BP

Largest criminal fines against companies in the US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By The Associated Press BP said Thursday it has agreed to pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the federal government over the April 2010 explosion of the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon. The agreement includes nearly $1.3 billion in criminal fines, with the rest of the money going to several

Wal-Mart and Target: A tale of 2 discounters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - This holiday season, the biggest discount chains in the U.S. will tell the tale of two very different shoppers: those that have and those that have not. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, on Thursday acknowledged that

Wal-Mart and Target: A tale of 2 discounters

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Washington State University Physician Calls For Energy Drink Regulation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

PULLMAN, Wash. - Energy drinks were "part of the picture" in the alcohol poisoning death of a Washington State University student on Oct. 27, and it's time that sales of the popular caffeinated beverages were regulated by the federal government just as soft drinks are, said Dr. Bruce

FDA: Company shipped tainted peanut butter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A New Mexico peanut company linked to a recent salmonella outbreak distributed peanut and almond butters after its own internal testing showed the products were contaminated, the Food and Drug Administration says. Sunland Inc. is the

Girls: Convicted day care owner left babies alone

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By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Two 7-year-old girls formerly cared for by a Texas woman convicted of murder after a fire at her home day care killed four children told jurors Thursday that on separate occasions the woman left several babies unattended. Prosecutors rested

Obama aides: Myanmar visit not a 'victory' lap

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By JULIE PACE and MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - White House officials cautioned Thursday that President Barack Obama's historic trip to Myanmar, a onetime U.S. adversary, should not be viewed as a "victory celebration." Obama aides, seeking to assuage critics who say

Obama aides: Myanmar visit not a 'victory' lap

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th