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Canadian Ford workers accept contract

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By ROB GILLIESAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) - Canadian auto workers at Ford have voted to accept the new contract that their union leadership negotiated last week, the union said Sunday. The Canadian Auto Workers union said 82 percent of its Ford members accepted the four-year deal. The union

Sex abuse claims stem from Tulsa megachurch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A 17,000-member megachurch deep in Oklahoma's Bible Belt has been rattled by allegations that five employees waited two weeks to report the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a campus stairwell, allegedly by a church worker. Tulsa

Canada auto union to focus on Ford talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By ROB GILLIESAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) - The Canadian Auto Workers union will focus on reaching an agreement with Ford as negotiations continue with all of Detroit's Big Three automakers with a strike deadline looming Monday night, the head of the union said Sunday. CAW President Ken

Anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken on Islam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press HEMET, Calif. (AP) - The public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East is not the filmmaker, but an insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran whose unabashed and outspoken hatred of radical Muslims has drawn the attention of civil libertarians,

Anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken on Islam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

News Summary: Europe's minority youth face hurdles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By The Associated Press GENERATION OUT OF WORK: Young graduates from Europe's Class of 2012 are finding that university diplomas are no protection against rising unemployment. Nearly a quarter of young people in the eurozone are jobless, and the hurdles are higher for minorities. BIAS:

SPD Chief Candidate Withdraws Amid Spokesman Report He Fudged Resume

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 24th

UPDATE: On Tuesday we learned that a candidate for Spokane Police Chief, Blair Ulring, withdrew his name from consideration in the wake of a report by Spokesman-Review writer Justin Runquist that Ulring may have purchased his college degrees from a diploma mill. Click here to read the entire

Ex-Conn. Latex CEO gets prison for embezzlement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A former chief executive of mattress manufacturer Latex International was sentenced Tuesday to nearly six years in prison for embezzling about $1.7 million in what prosecutors said was a scheme to pay for "an absurdly extravagant lifestyle." Kevin Coleman of Waseca, Minn.,

The incredible shrinking pay raise: Wages can't keep up with inflation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

By Margaret Price Earlier this year, some 20,000 salaried workers of Ford Motor Co., mainly in the United States and Canada, got their first hike in base pay in two years. It wasn't much: a raise of 2.7 percent, on average. But the Dearborn, Mich., automaker threw in some bonuses in 2011

The incredible shrinking pay raise: Wages can't keep up with inflation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th