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Russian farmer takes on corrupt officials

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By MAX SEDDONAssociated Press YARABAIKASY, Russia (AP) - When Eduard Mochalov tried to have the people who stole his cattle and pig farm brought to justice, he spent eight months in jail on charges he says were cooked up. He appealed to Vladimir Putin and even set himself on fire outside the

Former publisher of UT San Diego dies in car crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

SAN DIEGO (AP) - David Copley, the last in a line of San Diego Union-Tribune publishers and owners from a family who dominated the city's media for more than eight decades, died after crashing his car Tuesday night near his La Jolla home. Copley, 60, was declared dead at Scripps Memorial

Cease-fire begins between Israel and Hamas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations

Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of furious diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. secretary of state, U.N. chief

Mo. movie plot attack suspect planned '09 attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man accused of plotting to open fire inside a Missouri movie theater during a "Twilight" showing and attack a nearby Walmart was arrested in 2009 after following a clerk at the same store with a knife and rubber mask, according

FBI concludes Sikh temple shooter acted alone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - The white supremacist who killed a half-dozen people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee acted alone, federal investigators said Tuesday. Teresa Carlson, special-agent-in-charge of the FBI's Milwaukee office, issued a four-paragraph

Turkey, pie and politics? T-Day family friction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer Ah, Thanksgiving. A little turkey, some cranberry mold, maybe apple pie with ice cream, some football on TV. Getting together with the cousins. Catching up beside the fire. Togetherness. On second thought: Scratch that. What were we thinking? This was an

Turkey, pie and politics? T-Day family friction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

UN Security Council puts sanctions on Congo rebels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to sanction the leaders of Congo's M23 rebel force, which hours earlier occupied the eastern Congolese city of Goma as U.N. peacekeepers stood by without resisting. But it did

2 Rescued From Rising Waters Of Washington Creek

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) - A fire official in Snohomish County, Wash., says two people have been rescued after getting stuck in the rising water of rain-swollen Pilchuck Creek. Battalion Chief Greg Osborne of the North County Regional Fire Authority tells the Daily Herald (http://is.