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Hot spots draw believers, but not doomsday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By VANESSA GERAAssociated Press As the sun rose from time zone to time zone across the world on Friday, there was still no sign of the world's end - but that didn't stop those convinced that a 5,125-year Mayan calendar predicts the apocalypse from gathering at some of the world's

Mexico's Maya heartland greets dawn of new era

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press MERIDA, Mexico (AP) - Dec. 21 started out as the prophetic day some had believed would usher in the fiery end of the world. By Friday afternoon, it had become more comic than cosmic, the punch line of countless Facebook posts and at least several dozen T-shirts. At

Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfort

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By CHARLES HUTZLERAssociated Press TSOGTTSETSII, Mongolia (AP) - After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition. Citing national security, the government ordered the

Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfort

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

Singers continue long Wis. tradition of protest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Every weekday as the clock strikes noon, dozens of demonstrators pass out songbooks inside the Wisconsin Capitol. Office workers who know what's coming scramble to close their doors, and several police officers take up watch from a

Japan's Abe says strong economy tops his platform

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that he will spearhead an economic recovery and strengthen Japan's military if his conservative party regains control in elections next month. "We will recover Japan," Abe told a news

Buffalo defense stuffs Miami in 19-14 win

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By JOHN WAWROWAP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - It took 11 weeks for Mario Williams and the Buffalo Bills' oft-maligned defense to finally flex its muscle and show it's capable of playing up to its high-priced potential. Williams had one of three sacks and safety Jairus Byrd

Doctors debate value of 'fringe' heart treatment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A heart disease treatment that many doctors consider to be fringe medicine unexpectedly showed some promise in a federal study clouded by ethical and scientific controversy, causing debate about the results. The study took 10 years

Hit by crisis, Greek society in free-fall

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A sign taped to a wall in an Athens hospital appealed for civility from patients. "The doctors on duty have been unpaid since May," it read, "Please respect their work." Patients and their relatives glanced up briefly and moved on,

Michigan House race muddled after bizarre start

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press NORTHVILLE, Mich. (AP) - It seemed things couldn't get more muddled after U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican who appeared destined for easy re-election in his suburban Detroit district, shockingly failed to qualify for the ballot this summer and then