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Seattle Police Using Flashbangs, Pepper Spray To Disburse Violent May Day Protestors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

SEATTLE (AP) - Police used flash bangs and pepper spray as officers and protesters clashed late Wednesday when a May Day rally turned violent in Seattle. Protesters threw several objects, possibly rocks and other items, at police officers and news crews. Officers responded by using

Biden: Abused women fear being raped by the system

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says many women who are raped or physically abused don't report it because they don't want, in his words, "to get raped again by the system." Biden says many women who are abused are ashamed and embarrassed. He says

PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women. The soda and snack food company said it immediately

PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - As Jodi Arias' trial wraps up this week after four months of testimony, her fate rests in part on the testimony of expert witnesses who have offered up one clinical diagnosis after another for the small-town waitress and aspiring photographer from

FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By DENISE LAVOIE and BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested and accused Wednesday of trying to protect him by going into his dorm room and getting rid of a backpack filled with hollowed-out fireworks

Obama hints at potential military action in Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signaled Tuesday he would consider U.S. military action against Syria if "hard, effective evidence" is found to bolster intelligence that chemical weapons have been used in the 2-year-old civil war. Among the

Cameroon's ruling party wins Senate election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By DIVINE NTARYIKEAssociated Press DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) - The party of Cameroon's entrenched ruler Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation's first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court announced. Supreme Court President Alexis Dipanda Mouelle said Monday that Biya

UPDATE: SPD Investigating Possible Kidnapping And Assault

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: Around 5:30 Monday morning, Spokane Police received a call from a female who stated she had been assaulted, kidnapped and held in a residence at 4605 N Lincoln. The female was able to escape from the residence and call police. The victim identified

Malaysia's opposition banks on new economic deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By EILEEN NGAssociated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia's opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition's 56-year rule. It says a new economic playing field will strip away decades of race-