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Japan trade hit by Europe crisis, China tensions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's trade deficit widened in September as exports plunged 10.3 percent from a year earlier, weighed down by Europe's debt crisis and a surge in antagonisms with China that have damaged close economic ties. The deficit for the month

Nissan recalling certain Altima vehicles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

NEW YORK (AP) - Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 Altima vehicles that total about 13,900 because its bolts could become loose and fall out, increasing the risk of a car crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says on its website that the vehicles may have been

Soldiers' arrest marks shift in Guatemala

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Chanting and waving signs to protest high electricity prices, thousands of unarmed indigenous demonstrators blockaded a highway in western Guatemala, forcing a standoff with police. Two truckloads of soldiers arrived and gunfire

In Cuban missile showdown, 2 brothers' own crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Julio Castro sat at his uncle's Miami home as President John F. Kennedy came on the television the night of Oct. 22, 1962, to tell the nation the Soviet Union was building launch sites for nuclear missiles in Cuba capable of reaching almost

Poll: Germans accept nuke exit despite rising bill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

BERLIN (AP) - A new poll finds that a large majority of Germans back the government's decision to phase out nuclear power and switch to renewable energies within a decade, despite rising electricity bills. The poll for German news magazine Focus published Sunday found that 72 percent continue

WHY IT MATTERS: Race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By SUZANNE GAMBOAAssociated Press The issue: The nation's complexion is rapidly changing. A more racially and ethnically diverse population is rising so that, perhaps within three decades, whites will no longer be the majority. That means shifts in political power, the risk of intensified

George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By KRISTI EATON and WALTER R. MEARSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way - and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late to knock Republican

White House prepared to meet one-on-one with Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran's reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there's no agreement now to meet. National Security Council spokesman

Walchuk, Chiefs Beat Prince George

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

The Chiefs used a goal from Dylan Walchuk with 24-seconds remaining to notch a dramatic 3-2 victory over Prince George in front of 7,713 fans at the Spokane Arena. Rookie goaltender Garret Hughson stopped 14 of 16 shots for his first WHL win as Spokane improved to 6-0-0-0 on home ice and 8-3-0-0

Walchuk, Chiefs Beat Prince George

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st