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NTSB lists most-wanted safety improvements

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By The Associated Press What's on the National Transportation Safety Board's annual list of its 10 most-wanted safety improvements released Wednesday? Recommendations include requiring collision-prevention technologies as standard equipment on all cars and trucks, eliminating the use of

A&F's shares surge on strong 3Q report

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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMANAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co. delivered a pleasant pre-Christmas surprise to investors: the teen retailer raised its full-year earnings guidance on a strong third-quarter performance, sending shares surging. The

Socialite's climb halted by unfolding scandal

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By ALLEN G. BREED and DONNA CASSATA and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jill Kelley's attempt to climb the Tampa social ladder - the rungs of which included some high-ranking military officials - has come to an ignominious halt. Accounts of lavish parties at her bay front

Russia expands treason law, critics fear crackdown

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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to stifle dissent, Russians now live under a new law expanding the definition of treason so broadly that critics say it could be used to call anyone who bucks the government a traitor. The law took effect

Experts: Analysis of Indiana blast could take time

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By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly Indianapolis house explosion got more support for their theory that natural gas was a factor Wednesday when an attorney for the owner of a home at the core of the blast said his client's 12

Austerity protests stall several European nations

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By RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Europe's beleaguered citizens went on strike or snarled the streets of several capitals Wednesday, at times clashing with riot police, as they demanded that governments stop cutting benefits and create more jobs. Workers

Austerity protests stall several European nations

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Reports say Japanese elections likely Dec. 16

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By ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japanese parliamentary elections have been tentatively set for Dec. 16, media reports said Thursday after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged to dissolve the parliament by Friday if the opposition agreed to key reforms. Noda's pledge, made

Charter school enrollment on the rise

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By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Enrollment in charter schools increased by 200,000 students last year and now tops 2 million, according to a report being released Wednesday. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said that in some major cities, charter schools have

Charter school enrollment on the rise

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th