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Dockworkers strike averted for now at US ports

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 28th

By DAVID B. CARUSO and SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Dockworkers along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico agreed Friday to extend their contract for more than a month, averting a weekend strike that could have crippled major ports from Boston to Houston and bottled up billions

VP says Chavez up, walking; doubts persist

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

By ALEXANDRA OLSONAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Vice President Nicolas Maduro surprised Venezuelans with a Christmas Eve announcement that President Hugo Chavez is up and walking two weeks after cancer surgery in Cuba, but the news did little to ease uncertainty surrounding the leader

For family that lost home to Sandy, 'a miracle'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th

By HELEN O'NEILLAP Special Correspondent LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) - The text from Sister Diane at St. Ignatius Martyr church was as odd as it was urgent: "A man is going to call. You must answer the phone." Kerry Ann Troy had just finished her daily "cry time" - that half-hour between dropping the

For family that lost home to Sandy, 'a miracle'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

What now in Newtown? Seize the change, healers say

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The grief will not end. Yet the healing must begin. So as the shock of Newtown's horrific school shooting starts to wear off, as the headlines fade and the therapists leave, residents are seeking a way forward through faith, community

Crowd-funding draws donations for Sandy relief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, some who lost their homes or businesses have turned to crowd-funding websites to elicit a faster and more direct response than they could expect from the government or traditional charities. While

Judge OKs settlement in BP Gulf class action suit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has given final approval to BP's settlement with a bulk of businesses and individuals who lost money because of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC has estimated it will pay $7.8 billion to resolve economic

Federal contract employees get whistle-blower aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of people who work for federal contractors or grant recipients will have new legal whistle-blower protections under legislation sent to President Barack Obama on Friday. Provisions in the $633 billion defense bill passed by the Senate are

Storms improve outlook for Mississippi River

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A release of water from the Missouri River and recent snow and rain are offering some relief for the Mississippi River. Though still dangerously low, the Mississippi River channel at St. Louis was roughly 12 feet deep on Thursday - up about a foot-and-

Boehner plan ends tax cuts for rich, poor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Taxpayers making more than $1 million would get hit with tax increases averaging $100,000 next year under House Speaker John Boehner's alternative tax bill, according to an independent analysis. Some low-income people would get smaller tax