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Prosecutors: Agent was aggressor in fatal shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

HONOLULU (AP) - A State Department special agent charged with murder in the shooting of a man at a fast-food restaurant in Waikiki last year spent the night bar-hopping and drinking before going to the restaurant, prosecutors said. Suspect Christopher Deedy appeared intoxicated before firing three

Shoppers can save as retailers go head-to-head

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By JOSEPH PISANIAP Business Writer This holiday season, the hottest trend among retailers isn't found on a store shelf. It's taking place at the cash register. Major retailers, from Best Buy to Toys R Us, are promising to match their competitors' prices. Generally customers just

News Summary: Shoppers can save by price matching

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By The Associated Press ALL THE RAGE: Big retailers, from Best Buy to Target to Toys R Us, are offering to match lower prices in an effort to attract holiday shoppers. HOW IT WORKS: The merchants promise to match a competitor's price if you bring in an advertisement or printout that

Fire suppression systems urged in all cargo planes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The government should require fire suppression systems in all cargo containers or compartments of planes to prevent the kind of ferocious in-flight blazes that have killed four cargo pilots over the past six years, federal accident investigators

BP barred from new US gov't contracts, land leases

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration put a stop to new federal contracts with BP on Wednesday, admonishing the British oil company for a "lack of business integrity" and also disqualifying it indefinitely from winning new leases to drill on taxpayer-

Microsoft ads deride Google as bad place to shop

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft is trying to skewer Google as a lousy holiday shopping guide in its latest attempt to divert more traffic to its Bing search engine. The attack started Wednesday with a marketing campaign focused on a recent change in the

Greek FinMin: Debt buyback program must work

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By By ELENA BECATOROS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's plan to buy back some of its bonds from private investors "must succeed" as it is a vital part of efforts to reduce the country's excessive debt, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said Wednesday

Buffett: Congress will eventually pass fiscal plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By JOSH FUNKAP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday he's confident that Congress will eventually pass a plan to address the so-called fiscal cliff, even if it doesn't happen until early next year. But the Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO

Slain Minn. teens may be tied to earlier burglary

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By By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A car linked to two Minnesota teens who were fatally shot during an alleged home burglary on Thanksgiving Day contained prescription drugs that had been stolen from another house, authorities said Wednesday. Nicholas Brady, 17, and his cousin

Syrian war clouds Turkish plan to clear land mines

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By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated Press AKINCI, Turkey (AP) - For two people walking into a Turkish minefield, they looked awfully assured. The pair strode in from Syria on a recent afternoon, following a faint track across the grassy plain. They slipped into Turkey through a fence near a vacant