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Analysis: Asia a big focus for next US president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Changes could be in store for U.S.-Asian relations, but that has little to do with the presidential race. Lost in the backbiting between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney over Beijing is their general agreement on how to

Analysis: Asia a big focus for next US president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

Review: Mighty iPad Mini looks like a holiday hit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple's iPad Mini will bring a lot more excitement and a little more confusion to the holiday shopping season. It only takes a few minutes playing with the iPad Mini -which starts at $329- to realize the scaled-down tablet

Syrian regime and rebels constantly adapt arsenals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BEN HUBBARD and HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press ALEPPO, Syria (AP) - It was long past midnight, but the rebel commander couldn't sleep until his fighters returned from the Turkish border with the latest shipment of gear meant to help them battle the Syrian army. Wearing camouflage pants

Iran seeks renewed talks with familiar demands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian officials have made no secret about their desire to reopen nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers as economic sanctions dig deeper - with Iran's supreme leader even depicting his envoys as waiting at the

Portugal unveils more harsh austerity in budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By BARRY HATTONAssociated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's government is taking the bailed-out country deeper into austerity, announcing Monday sharp tax increases next year that risk worsening a recession and stoking public discontent. The draft budget for 2013 is one of the

Jones' kick return lifts Ravens over Cowboys 31-29

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By DAVID GINSBURGAP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) - Eight yards deep in the end zone when he caught the kickoff, Jacoby Jones had an instant to decide: take a knee or run. He ran - all the way into the record book. "You know when you get that itch? I wanted to scratch it," Jones said. "So I took

At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By KATE BRUMBACKAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at

No. 1 Alabama whips Missouri 42-10

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 13th

By R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Nick Saban came off the field Saturday and sized up the afternoon for No. 1 Alabama. "It was tough sledding out there today, guys," the Crimson Tide coach said. The thing is, he was speaking more about the weather than the opponent. "For

Hezbollah says it sent drone over Israel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The leader of Hezbollah claimed responsibility Thursday for launching an Iranian-made drone aircraft into Israeli airspace earlier this week, adding more tension to an already explosive Mideast atmosphere. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah warned that it would