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10 Things to Know for Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. A NEW STAB AT AVOIDING WASHINGTON'S 'FISCAL CLIFF' Pelosi says she will try to force a House vote on a Senate-passed bill favored by Democrats to break

Obama pipeline decision may preview energy policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on a proposed oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada may signal how he will deal with climate and energy

Obama pipeline decision may preview energy policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By FOSTER KLUGAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs. The North's announcement Saturday that it would launch the

China's manufacturing grows in November

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

BEIJING (AP) - China's manufacturing grew in November in the latest sign the world's second-largest economy is recovering from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis, a survey showed Saturday. The state-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing's monthly

Records: Fired Utah driver had safety violations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By PAUL FOYAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A safety citation obtained Friday confirmed that a former FedEx driver in Utah - now suing for discrimination - had been cited for violations of federal trucking regulations. The violations in Iowa led to the termination of Ismail Aliyev, who

Israel okays new West Bank settlement construction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By ARON HELLER and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Friday approved the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements on Israeli-occupied lands, a government official said, drawing swift condemnation from the Palestinians a day after their successful U.N. recognition

Tajikistan blocks US-funded news website

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By OLGA TUTUBALINAAssociated Press DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) - Tajikistan has blocked a popular U.S.-funded news website, only days after barring access to social networking site Facebook for featuring content allegedly insulting to the Central Asian nation's president. State

Eurozone unemployment hits another record high

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By PAN PYLASAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Another month, another record unemployment rate for the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro. Figures released Friday by Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, showed that the recession in the eurozone pushed unemployment

Supreme Court will hear same-sex marriage cases

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court plunged into the contentious issue of gay marriage Friday when it agreed to take up California's ban on same-sex unions and a separate dispute about federal benefits for legally married gay couples. The court's