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Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following. The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, a

Venezuela to create new workers militia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By KARL RITTER and JORGE RUEDAAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil. President

Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By LUIS ANDRES HENAOAssociated Press VALLENAR, Chile (AP) - Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental

Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By SUZAN FRAZERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly

Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said Friday. The magnitude-5.7 quake centered near

NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

BEIJING (AP) - A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on the progress

Turkey debates alcohol sales and ad restrictions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages - a proposal the government insists is aimed at protecting the young from the ills of spirits but which

ECB official: New bank authority 'indispensable'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By DAVID McHUGHAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - A top European Central Bank official is calling for quick creation of an agency with powers to restructure and wind down busted banks, in an apparent pushback against Germany's insistence that such fundamental changes should take time

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper