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JOB ALERT: Updated Job List From Worksource Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

KHQ.COM - Worksource Spokane is out with another updated list on local job opportunities. The agency is committed to working with multiple employers in our area to help you get on the payroll. Job Title: VETERINARY ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST P/T Order Number: WA2314503 JOB DESCRIPTION: Targeted

Oil falls 3 pct. on signs of more economic trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By CHRIS KAHNAP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Iran's ability to rattle oil markets has been greatly diminished by growing concerns about the world economy. The price of oil fell this week even though Iran staged missile tests and renewed threats to block

New Greek prime minister outlines crisis policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's new three-party coalition government is ready to carry out long-delayed structural reforms, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Friday, as he acknowledged that the deficit reduction

Dynegy files for bankruptcy protection

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

NEW YORK (AP) - Dynegy Inc. said Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a plan to reorganize after years of wrestling with falling electricity prices. The Houston power company, which operates and sells electricity on the open market, said

Spanish, Italian borrowing rates rising again

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Borrowing rates for Spain and Italy rose to distressing levels again on Friday, signaling a resurgence in concern over Europe's debt crisis just one week after markets cheered leaders' decision to help financially weaker

Unrelenting heat wave bakes half the US; 30 dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By BRETT ZONGKER and RON TODTAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that has killed 30 people across half the country

US, allies press Assad as top Syrian general flees

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By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday hailed an accelerating wave of defections in President Bashar Assad's inner circle as the United States and its international allies pleaded once again for global

2 dead as violent storm lashes Great Smokies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press TOWNSEND, Tenn. (AP) - Crews spent Friday clearing trees and reaching stranded visitors at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, a day after violent thunderstorms swept through the popular tourist spot, killing at least two people and

US, partners to push for global sanctions on Assad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - The United States and its European and Arab partners will threaten the Assad regime with global sanctions if it fails to quickly implement a Syrian peace plan that includes the appointment of a new interim government, U.S.

Official count confirms Pena Nieto win in Mexico

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The official count of Mexico's presidential election confirmed the victory of Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate seeking to return the former autocratic ruling party to power after a 12-year hiatus, the country's