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Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market

Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following. The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, a

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven

Venezuela to create new workers militia

Venezuela to create new workers militia
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By KARL RITTER and JORGE RUEDAAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil. President

Oil ends week down 2 pct on tepid demand outlook

Oil ends week down 2 pct on tepid demand outlook
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil fell 2 percent this week, as oil traders worried about global demand and shared the stock market's concerns about possible changes to the Federal Reserve economic stimulus program. The loss Friday was just 10 cents, to $94.15 a barrel.

Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations

Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By LUIS ANDRES HENAOAssociated Press VALLENAR, Chile (AP) - Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the

Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss

Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 0.91 of a point to close at 1,649.60. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.60 points to 15,303, a gain of

China gives US regulators access to audit records

China gives US regulators access to audit records
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
WASHINGTON (AP) - China has agreed to give U.S. regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on U.S. stock exchanges, a step forward in a long-running dispute. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a watchdog agency for the accounting industry, announced the

China, Switzerland to seal free trade deal

China, Switzerland to seal free trade deal
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
GENEVA (AP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to seal a free trade pact with the Alpine nation - the first comprehensive agreement his country has reached with a major western economy. Li met with Swiss officials in Zurich on Friday to conclude three years of negotiations. In an op-ed

Stocks open lower, market headed for a weekly loss

Stocks open lower, market headed for a weekly loss
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its first weekly loss after four weeks of gains. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 42 points at 15,251 shortly after the opening bell Friday, a loss of 0.3 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.    That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity.    A

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By BLAKE NICHOLSON and DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Steady rainfall between

Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities

Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. "March Against Monsanto" organizers say they're calling attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the companies that produce it. Protests are