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African Union celebrates 50th year

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By KIRUBEL TADESSEAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years of political and economic

Czech president settles dispute over gay rights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. Milos Zeman has been under fire after suggesting over the weekend that his reason for denying the promotion to Charles University literary historian

Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By JENNA GOTLIEBAssociated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson spoke

EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By JUERGEN BAETZ and RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders on Wednesday sought to advance their fight against tax fraud and close the loopholes for large corporations' tax avoidance schemes. European officials say tax fraud costs the 27-nation bloc an estimated 1

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. With all precincts reporting Wednesday, the city councilman

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses. With all precincts reporting Wednesday,

Union power at issue as Garcetti elected LA mayor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The incoming mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in a city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide face threats to

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By CRISTINA SILVAAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

Japan's central bank says economy picking up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened in April, for the tenth straight month. The Bank of Japan