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Woman in airport rape case just trying to breathe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

DENVER (AP) - A woman who says she was raped at Denver's airport by a man who spoke with her at a bar says she didn't scream because she was being choked. The Denver Post reports (http://bit.ly/RxlgFO) the woman, now 23, told jurors Tuesday that she stopped saying no and was just trying to

UN backs shaming of those who use child soldiers

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By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday backed the naming and shaming of governments and armed groups that recruit, kill or sexually attack children in armed conflicts over protests from Russia, China, Pakistan and Azerbaijan. A

Arctic ice shrinks to all-time low; half 1980 size

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By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In a critical climate indicator showing an ever warming world, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year, obliterating old records. The ice cap at the North Pole measured 1.32 million square miles on Sunday.

South Africa: Lonmin miners ready to resume work

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By CARLEY PETESCHAssociated Press MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) - Lonmin miners celebrated a wage deal Wednesday that ended a deadly and prolonged strike but labor unrest continued with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas at strikers at a different platinum mine. Some warned that the deal

US lists 117 Iranian planes arming Syria's Assad

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By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has identified 117 Iranian aircraft it says are ferrying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. The Treasury Department says the planes operated by Iran Air, Mahan Air and Yas Air are delivering

Barge traffic halted near Mississippi River lock

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By JIM SUHRAssociated Press GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Crews scrambled to make repairs Wednesday near the busiest Mississippi River lock shut down because of damage blamed partly on the summer drought, snarling hundreds of barges and tugboats in a backlog that was growing worse by the hour.

UPDATE: Washington State University Professor Allegedly Raped Teen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

UPDATE: Andrew Appleton, 51, was arraigned Wednesday morning for felony rape in Latah County magistrate court. He appeared in person with his defense lawyer and the judge set his bond at $100,000. Appleton said nothing in court and his next hearing is set for October 3rd.WSU Spokesperson Darin

UPDATE: Washington State University Professor Who Allegedly Raped Teen Now Out Of Jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

UPDATE: The Washington State University professor accused of rape has been released from jail. Andrew Appleton, 51, a professor of politics at WSU, had been held on a $100,000 bond stemming from charges he raped a teen girl. Appleton had been a tenured professor at WSU, but has since been

Pot could be tax windfall, but skeptics abound

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A catchy pro-marijuana jingle for Colorado voters considering legalizing the drug goes like this: "Jobs for our people. Money for schools. Who could ask for more?" It's a bit more complicated than that in the three states

WHO IS THIS ROBBER?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On September 9, 2012, Spokane County Sheriff's Deputy T. Liljenberg responded to Walgreens at 12315 North Division on a Robbery call. Deputy Liljenberg spoke with store employees who told him that at about 10:00 a.m., a