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Oil price drops as China slows, Norway strike ends

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices tumbled Tuesday on further signs of an economic slowdown in China and after the government of Norway intervened to end a strike that threatened North Sea oil production. Benchmark U.S. crude fell by $2.08, or 2.4 percent, to finish at $83.91 per barrel. Brent crude lost $

AG Holder says Texas ID law would harm minorities

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By PETE YOST and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it would be harmful to minority voters. In remarks to the NAACP in Houston, the attorney general said the Justice

Congolese warlord sentenced to 14 years in prison

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By MICHELLE FAULAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Congolese warlord to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers - a punishment meant to bring justice for his victims, to signal a warning to others and to act as a potential landmark in

Olmert legacy revisited after acquittal in Israel

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By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's acquittal of the most serious charges in a high-profile corruption case on Tuesday set off a fierce debate about how the peace process might have proceeded differently had the former leader not been driven

WSU's Wilson on Maxwell Watch List

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SPOKANE, Wash. - The Maxwell Football Club announced Monday its watch list for the 76th annual Maxwell Award. Washington State University wide receiver Marquess Wilson is one of the 64 players on the list. The award is given to the nation's most outstanding collegiate football player. Last year

Fire Danger To Be "High" On Thursday

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SPOKANE, Wash. - With this stretch of hot temperatures, Washington's Department of Natural Resources is keeping a close watch on the fire danger. Crews now say they plan to change the fire danger from moderate to high starting Thursday at midnight. Spokesman for the Department of

New crisis looms in Egypt over legislature's fate

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By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - A new showdown loomed in Egypt on Monday as the country's highest court stood by its ruling that dissolved parliament last month, challenging the new Islamist president's plans to reconvene the lower chamber in defiance of the military. If he

Alcoa slides to 2Q loss, but backs growth forecast

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By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer Alcoa Inc. said Monday that it slid to a second-quarter loss from a year-ago profit, dragged down by hefty charges and weak aluminum prices. But the results edged above analysts' expectations and the aluminum maker backed its forecast for solid global demand

Cruise, Holmes reach settlement in divorce case

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By BY JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes reached a settlement on Monday, legally sorting out their divorce with the same speed that kicked off their much-scrutinized romance seven years ago. Just as Hollywood was settling in for what was expected to be a

New crisis loom over Egypt over legislature's fate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th