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Rights group: Egypt must tackle legacy of abuse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday took Egypt's new president to task for failing to address the "bloody legacy" of abuses by security forces committed under military rule after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, which continue even after the

Churches using 'souls to polls' to rally vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By CURT ANDERSONAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation. Exhorting congregations to register to vote,

Churches using 'souls to polls' to rally vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

Asian stocks post modest gains as US data awaited

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stocks posted modest gains Wednesday as skittish investors waited for a key U.S. jobs report later in the week for signs of growth in the world's largest economy. The U.S. Labor Department will release employment data for September on

No Syria solution in sight at UN General Assembly

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - After countless speeches, meetings and behind-the-scenes discussions, the war in Syria remained the unsolved problem that loomed over this year's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. As the week-long meeting of the U.N.

Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent in 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail

Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent in 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

Security company fired after nuke plant break-in

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The security contractor at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee was fired Monday after authorities said three protesters cut through fences and vandalized a building in an unprecedented break-in. Security contractor WSI Oak Ridge

Investigators cite wasteful spending at VA events

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal investigators estimated Monday that the Department of Veterans Affairs wastefully spent about $762,000 at two employee conferences last year in Orlando, Fla., and that senior leadership failed to provide proper oversight in planning and

Show on Jesus' wife papyrus delayed amid doubts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

BOSTON (AP) - The premiere of the Smithsonian Channel's documentary on a papyrus fragment that purports to show Jesus referring to his wife has been delayed until further tests can be done amid doubts about the fragment's authenticity. Research about the fourth-century papyrus fragment was