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Sony chief says time needed to study proposal

Sony chief says time needed to study proposal
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 20th
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a way to propel its fledgling revival, the chief executive told shareholders Thursday. Sony Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai was

Senate backs Froman as next trade representative

Senate backs Froman as next trade representative
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Froman, a senior White House economic adviser and classmate of President Barack Obama at Harvard Law School, on Wednesday won Senate confirmation to be the next U.S. trade representative. The confirmation vote was 93-4, elevating the 50-year-

Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses

Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles, political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky said Wednesday. The state's

OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ

OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By DAVID MERCERAssociated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. want Illinois and Florida to compete to be the home of their combined headquarters if their proposed merger is approved by offering the best package of tax breaks that they can. Naperville-based OfficeMax

Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds

Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail. The top complaints in J.D. Power's closely-watched survey of new vehicle owners,

GAO says airline merger would reduce competition

GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - A government analyst says the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers. A researcher for the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday that the loss

GAO says airline merger would reduce competition

GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers. That's a greater loss of competition than occurred with the 2010 merger

Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slow

Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slow
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing sharply lower and bond yields are rising after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could slow its massive bond purchases this year. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 206 points, or 1.4 percent, to 15,112. It was the Dow's seventh straight

Here’s how to ask the NSA for your records (but don’t hold your breath)

Here’s how to ask the NSA for your records (but don’t hold your breath)
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By Kate Knibbs Provided by After the PRISM leak, you probably want to know exactly what the NSA has on file about you. And here's some good news amid all the are-we-living-in-a-surveillance-state hand-wringing: Civil rights advocate Jonathan Corbett put together a website called My NSA

Italian icons find no respite from tax man

Italian icons find no respite from tax man
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By COLLEEN BARRYAssociated Press MILAN (AP) - Sophia Loren wore green silk and sunglasses for her date with the taxman, Luciano Pavarotti a suit and sneakers. Diego Maradona gave up his diamond stud earring to pay off a tax debt. Some of Italy's most well-heeled residents have come under the

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UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The man accused of strangling his girlfriend and putting her body in a tub of acid at a Nine Mile Falls home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge in Spokane. The trial for 27-year-old Jason Hart is set for Aug. 12. He's accused of killing 33-year-old Regan