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Red Cross declares Syrian conflict to be civil war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 15th

By ALBERT AJI and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's 16-month bloodbath crossed an important symbolic threshold Sunday as the international Red Cross formally declared the conflict a civil war, a status with implications for potential war crimes prosecutions. The Red

Chinese premier says economic woes to continue

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By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - China's economic woes that have brought growth to a three-year low will continue for some time, but the slower expansion remains within expectations, Premier Wen Jiabao says. Wen said Chinese need to recognize the seriousness and complexity

Kan. battery case dismissed against NC soldier

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - A soldier who shot and killed a superior officer before killing himself at Fort Bragg, N.C., last month was just one day away from being sentenced in Kansas for punching a woman in the face. On Friday, a judge in Kansas formally dismissed the aggravated battery charge

Family fears for Mass. pastor abducted in Egypt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 14th

By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - The family of a Boston Pentecostal pastor abducted in Egypt on Saturday appealed to his captor to release the 61-year-old man, saying he is a diabetic and the family fears for his health. The son of Rev. Michel Louis told The Associated Press that

WATCH IT: Standing Water Slowing Down Traffic On I-90

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Live Streaming Video >Click here to launch live video SPOKANE, Wash. - A storm moved through Spokane Saturday afternoon and dumped rain on Spokane's lower south hill. The storm left at least 6 inches of standing water at I-90 and Freya. Washington DOT crews are working to clear the drains

Columbia Univ.: Would-be assassin never admitted

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By JAY REEVESAssociated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Uzbek man who pleaded guilty to plotting to assassinate President Barack Obama was never admitted to Columbia University's medical school, the university said Saturday, contrary to defense claims before he was sentenced to more than 15

Atty: Pa. beating case no race-bias bellwether

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By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh police are no strangers to civil rights controversies. The city was forced to hire more women and minority officers after a 1970s lawsuit. And in 1997, it became the first U.S. city to agree to Justice Department-enforced reforms to curb

Tom Cruise's lawyer talks Suri and Scientology in divorce settlement

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Kelsey Grammer welcomes baby girl

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How did ex-slave's letter to master come to be?

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By ALLEN G. BREED and HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writers NEW YORK (AP) - The photograph, scratched and undated, is captioned "Brother Jordan Anderson." He is a middle-aged black man with a long beard and a righteous stare, as if he were a preacher locking eyes with a sinner, or a judge about to