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BP steadily moving beyond Gulf spill disaster

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer BP's $4.5 billion settlement of federal criminal charges announced Thursday is a record amount, and a significant sum of money. Or, looked at another way, it's less than the $5.5 billion in profit the British oil giant made between June and September of

BP steadily moving beyond Gulf spill disaster

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

Abandoned boy meets Texas fireman who saved him

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A Texas boy abandoned at a fire station as an infant got a special wish for his 10th birthday: meeting the firefighter who saved him. On Thursday evening, Koregan Quintanilla celebrated his recent birthday by meeting Arlington

Israel and Hamas battle on social media as well

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - The hostilities between Israel and Hamas have found a new battleground: social media. The Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants have exchanged fiery tweets throughout the fighting in a separate war to influence public opinion. Shortly

Violence in Israel challenges US-Egypt ties

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By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration struggled Thursday to deal with the biggest flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian violence in years, unable to call on its old ally, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, to negotiate an end to rocket attacks on the

Girls: Convicted day care owner left babies alone

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By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Two 7-year-old girls formerly cared for by a Texas woman convicted of murder after a fire at her home day care killed four children told jurors Thursday that on separate occasions the woman left several babies unattended. Prosecutors rested

Recall news

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By The Associated Press The following recall has been announced: ____ LIGHT FIXTURES DETAILS: Ceiling-Mounted Light Fixtures imported by Dolan Northwest LLC of Seattle, Wash., doing business as Seattle Lighting, Globe Lighting, Builders Lighting and Destination Lighting; manufactured by

How new Kindle Fire compares with rivals

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By The Associated Press Amazon.com Inc. started shipping a larger version of its Kindle Fire HD tablet computer on Thursday. Here's a look at how it compares with the iPad and other tablets with similar screens. Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire HD 8.9": - Price: $299 for 16 gigabytes of

Summary: A look at the 4 new Kindle Fire models

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By The Associated Press Amazon.com Inc. started shipping a large-screen version of its Kindle Fire tablet computer on Thursday, ahead of schedule. Here is a look at the new Fires announced in September: - Kindle Fire, with 7-inch screen, 1024 by 600 pixels. $159, with 8 gigabytes of storage.

Amazon's larger Kindle Fire HD ships early

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon has started shipping the larger version of its Kindle Fire HD tablet computer on Thursday, five days ahead of schedule. Amazon is short on stock, though, so new orders won't ship until Dec. 3. Amazon.com Inc. had been taking orders for shipment on Nov. 20. The Kindle Fire