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Major hurdles remain to end veteran homelessness

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JULIE WATSON and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Arthur Lute's arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to end homelessness among veterans

Help for blighted suburbs meets French hostility

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - When the blighted housing projects ringing major French cities exploded in nationwide riots, France pledged quick action to fix them. Seven years on, the suburban projects remain islands of despair, lofty promises of rebirth largely forgotten. So a

Singles Day: China's online shopping holiday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Lei Shujie, a designer in Shanghai, piled up a wish list for the quirky holiday dubbed "Singles Day" that has grown into China's - and possibly the world's - busiest online shopping day. Clothes, a pillow, a cabinet to give a friend - Lei

Singles Day: China's online shopping holiday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

Former Citi chief Pandit gets $6.7 million payment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup has paid its former CEO Vikram Pandit, who resigned abruptly last month, a bonus of $6.7 million for work he did for the bank this year. The bank, which disclosed the payment in a regulatory filing Friday, also paid its former chief operating officer John Havens, who left

Farm bill could hinge on budget talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A farm bill that stalled in Congress before the election could see quick action by the end of the year if congressional leaders decide they need its spending cuts - including a small reduction in the $80-billion-a-year food stamps program

Argentine crew prevents Ghana from moving ship

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By FRANCIS KOKUTSEAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Sailors aboard an Argentina navy sailing ship seized in a billion-dollar international debt controversy brandished weapons to block Ghanaian officials from moving the vessel to a less busy dock, an official of the Ghana Ports and Harbors

BBC trust head calls for radical overhaul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The head of the BBC's governing body said Sunday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation of its chief executive in the wake of a scandal over a botched report on child sex-abuse allegations. Chris Patten vowed to

BBC trust head calls for radical overhaul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

Official: China can meet 7.5 percent growth target

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - China's sharp economic downturn has ended after trade and consumer spending improved in October but the world's second-largest economy is not ready for a recovery and exporters face tough conditions, officials said Saturday. The economy