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Canada to provide $98.4 million in aid to Jordan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Canada has pledged an additional $98.4 million to Jordan to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis next door in Syria, its foreign affairs minister said in a statement Monday. The pledge followed a visit by John Baird, who held talks on

Canada to provide $ 98.4 million in aid to Jordan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Canada will give Jordan an additional $98.4 million in aid to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria. A statement from Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird released on Monday, after his visit to Jordan, says that "

World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end? That's the question - and the fear - Chairman Ben Bernanke will face this week when he takes questions after a Federal Reserve policy meeting. Financial markets have been gyrating in

Little joy in Croatia as it enters the EU

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

By DARKO BANDIC and DUSAN STOJANOVICAssociated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - There will be festivities and fireworks, but Kata Secic can't muster much enthusiasm for Croatia's historic entry into the European Union. The 53-year-old Croatian textile factory worker has a more immediate worry:

Crews battle hot spots in Colo. wildfire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

By THOMAS PEIPERTAssociated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze. Teams got help Sunday

Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - The country's newest Miss USA is leaving a white collar job behind for the glamour and excitement that goes with her new role - and she can't wait. Moments after she was crowned at the Planet Hollywood hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip

Chinese activist says he's being forced out by NYU

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of pressure from the Chinese

Local Woman Battling Cancer Has Tricycle Stolen From Her Garage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

SPOKANE, Wash. – Tracy Corporon is currently battling lung cancer and was recently told she only has a few months to live. However, as she fights for her life, the one thing that gave her an escape from her diagnosis was stolen from her home. Cancer is something Tracy has been fighting

Local Woman Battling Cancer Has Tricycle Stolen From Her Garage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a