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Total sells Nigeria offshore oil stake for $2.5B

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By JON GAMBRELL and YINKA IBUKUNAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - French oil company Total SA said Monday it had sold its stake in an offshore oil field near Nigeria for $2.5 billion to the Chinese state-run firm Sinopec Corp., a sign of China's growing stakes in the West African

Congress: Egypt, Turkey can help resolve conflict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By ANNE FLAHERTY and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. lawmakers are calling on Egypt and Turkey to take a central role in helping to end the bloody conflict in the Middle East, with one influential senator going so far as to say that American aid dollars were at risk if Egypt

Israel strike kills 11 in Gaza, including children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli missile ripped through a two-story home in a residential area of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, including four young children and an 81-year-old woman, in the single deadliest

US, Britain warn of risks of Israeli ground war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By ANNE FLAHERTY and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) - The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state's right to protect itself against rocket attacks. The

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By IAN DEITCH and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the

Chemical plant spokeswoman: Workers safe from fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

GARLAND, Texas (AP) - All workers are accounted for and safe after a chemical plant near Dallas erupted in flames. The fire started at the Nexeo Solutions plant in Garland about 3:30 p.m. Friday. Nexeo spokeswoman Christina Reynolds says all 41 workers who were at the plant then are safe. Fire Capt

Review: Nintendo Wii U blows up dual-screen gaming

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By LOU KESTENAssociated Press When Nintendo first broached the idea of multiple-screen video games in 2004, many critics were skeptical that players could focus on two images at once. Yet the handheld DS, blending one touch-sensitive screen with a slightly larger video display, became a runaway

Review: Nintendo Wii U blows up dual-screen gaming

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

How new Kindle Fire compares with rivals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

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.