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Man In Critical Condition After Spokane House Fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A man who was trapped in a burning Spokane home is fighting for his life at a Seattle hospital with burns over 65 percent of his body. Fire officials say 28-year-old Shawn Apperson was trapped in a bedroom basement of his home Tuesday after helping his fiance

71st Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II. Ceremonies get under way with a moment of silence at 7:

Egypt delays early voting on new constitution

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By By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt postponed early voting on a contentious draft constitution, and aides to President Mohammed Morsi floated the possibility of canceling the whole referendum in the first signs Friday that the Islamic leader is finally

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

By By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today (times EST): 1. FACTORY LOST FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATION A Bangladeshi garment factory producing clothes for Wal-Mart, Disney and other major Western companies lost the

Woman recants story of being held hostage in attic

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OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors in Northern California say they plan to pursue charges against a man accused of holding his ex-wife hostage in his attic - even though the woman has recanted the story. Lawson Rankin, 29, of Oroville was arrested this week after sheriff's deputies discovered

Correction: Cancer Clinic Probe-Mississippi story

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In a story Dec. 7 about the sentencing of a doctor and two others in a cancer clinic fraud case in Mississippi, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote to U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III. The quote was from Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Gilbert, who said

Critic questions way coal firms build slurry ponds

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By By VICKI SMITHAssociated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - With a driver and his bulldozer missing in a thick, dark lake of coal slurry, a mine safety expert and critic of the coal industry says regulators are ignoring stricter construction standards that could prevent more failures at hundreds

Rotting whale becomes sad spectacle in Malibu

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By By RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - The decaying corpse of a huge fin whale was a sad spectacle Friday on the shore of a cove where it washed ashore nearly a week earlier. With no government agency taking action to remove the rapidly rotting mammal from Little Dume

Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary

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By By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - More than 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor and many more around the country on Friday marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II. The USS Michael

Tsunami warning lifted for strong Japan earthquake

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By By ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. Several people along the northeastern coast were reportedly