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10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. SANDUSKY'S RAMBLING TALK DOESN'T SWAY JUDGE The former Penn State assistant coach gets 30 to 60 years in prison after lamenting that hopefully "

Obama signs order implementing new Iran sanctions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that carries out new sanctions against Iran that Congress approved and that he signed this summer. The sanctions seek to deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Iran insists its nuclear development is for peaceful

Activists demand shutdown of ailing Ca. nuke plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Environmentalists accused federal regulators of conducting a bogus review of a proposal to restart the damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast, and nearby residents on Tuesday demanded the abandonment of the plan and

Israeli leader calls for early elections

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By ARON HELLERAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister on Tuesday ordered new parliamentary elections in early 2013, roughly eight months ahead of schedule, setting the stage for a lightning quick campaign that will likely win him re-election. For nearly four years, Prime

FACT CHECK: A one-sided story on trade, defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney solely blamed President Barack Obama on Monday for potential defense cuts that Republicans in Congress worked out with the White House and Democrats and left the misimpression that Obama has ignored free trade

NKorea says South, US are within its missile range

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday warned that the U.S. mainland is within range of its missiles and said that Washington's recent agreement to let Seoul possess missiles capable of hitting all of the North shows the allies are plotting to

Lengthy review possible at damaged Cal nuke plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) - Federal regulators disclosed Monday that the proposed restart of the long-shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California could lead to an exhaustive review that might last months or even years. The Nuclear Regulatory

FACT CHECK: A one-sided story on trade, defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

Iran says it blocks cyberattack on oil platforms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran says it has successfully blocked a cyberattack on the computer network of its offshore drilling platforms, a semiofficial news agency reported Monday. The report by ISNA quoted Mohammad Reza Golshani, IT head of Iran's state offshore oil company, as blaming Israel for

Romney: The US must help Syrian rebels oust Assad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) - Mitt Romney declared on Monday the U.S. must join other nations in helping arm Syrian rebels to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, casting President Barack Obama's efforts as weak and part of a broader lack of leadership