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Japan's Abe says strong economy tops his platform

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that he will spearhead an economic recovery and strengthen Japan's military if his conservative party regains control in elections next month. "We will recover Japan," Abe told a news

Expert sees a gathering storm for top fund manager

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The arrest of a former hedge fund portfolio manager in what prosecutors are calling one of the most lucrative insider trading schemes ever indicates that prosecutors may be setting their sights higher - toward a wealthy business leader the

Greek PM presses for deal on loan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece reacted with dismay Wednesday after European finance ministers failed to agree to release vital rescue loans, with the prime minister warning that the stakes are higher than just his debt-ridden country's future. After 12 hours

Former publisher of UT San Diego dies in car crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

SAN DIEGO (AP) - David Copley, the last in a line of San Diego Union-Tribune publishers and owners from a family who dominated the city's media for more than eight decades, died after crashing his car Tuesday night near his La Jolla home. Copley, 60, was declared dead at Scripps Memorial

Survey on China manufacturing lifts Asia stocks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets rose after a private survey released Thursday showed manufacturing in China at a 13-month high, rare good news for the global economy. Sentiment also benefited from a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza

Suicide blast hits near US base in Afghan capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By HEIDI VOGT and RAHIM FAIEZAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two Taliban suicide bombers struck near a U.S. base in Kabul early Wednesday, killing two Afghan guards in the heart of a neighborhood filled with foreign forces and embassies. The attack came despite increased security

Jack Taylor scores 138 points for Grinnell

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By LUKE MEREDITHAP Sports Writer After a poor shooting weekend, Grinnell guard Jack Taylor was given the green light to shoot his way out of a slump. It only took 108 shots for Taylor to make a mockery of the college basketball record books. Taylor scored 138 points to shatter the NCAA scoring

Company Owner Says 'Taxi War' Is Brewing In Coeur d'Alene

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - As Coeur d'Alene grows, so does its taxi business. According to city records there are at least 10 registered taxi companies in town, and for one company, it says competition is heating up, but not in a friendly way. At least in the minds of some like Tina Smith who

Company Owner Says 'Taxi War' Is Brewing In Coeur d'Alene

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of furious diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. secretary of state, U.N. chief