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How rising food prices are impacting the world

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By Dan Murphy Our story begins near Prairie City, Iowa, in the fields of Gordon Wassenaar, who has been coaxing food out of some of the world's richest earth for 57 years. Normally, Mr. Wassenaar is able to harvest about 200 bushels of corn per acre from his land -- bin-bursting crops that are

How rising food prices are impacting the world

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

1 staffer killed, another wounded in Colo. prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

CROWLEY, Colo. (AP) - A female kitchen employee was killed and another was seriously injured Monday in an assault involving an inmate while breakfast was being prepared at a state prison in southeast Colorado, a spokeswoman said. The inmate was subdued, and the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility

Kellogg wants China to wake up to its cereal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Kellogg is hoping it can finally turn cereal into a breakfast staple in China. The maker of Frosted Flakes, Pop-Tarts and Eggo waffles says that it formed a joint venture to expand the distribution of its cereals and snacks in the country

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT): 1. THE BALLOT'S IN THE MAIL Early voting for the U.S. presidential race has begun and at least a third of voters are expected to lock in their

UN: 1.5 million Syrians in need of food aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The number of Syrians in need of food aid has jumped from 250,000 in April to 1.5 million today, the head of the U.N.'s food agency said Monday, as more civilians are driven from their homes by an escalating civil war. Separately, the

Village Voice being sold; Backpage.com left behind

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

DENVER (AP) - The Village Voice is being sold, along with all of its affiliated free arts weekly newspapers, but the deal excludes the online classified site Backpage.com, whose listings have drawn fire for promoting the illegal sex trade. The buyout is being led by Scott Tobias, the chief

Village Voice being sold; Backpage.com left behind

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

UN envoy: Syria war is threatening the region

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By DAVID STRINGER and RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria's civil war is worsening and there is no prospect of a quick end to the violence, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday in a gloomy assessment to the U.N. Security Council. The new envoy leavened his

Clinton calls for action at start of NYC meeting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday challenged Wal-Mart to open a store in Libya and help create jobs in the world's most troubled areas. "If the new president of Libya asked you to open a store in Tripoli, would you consider it?" Clinton