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United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
SEATTLE (AP) - A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said. An airline maintenance team was inspecting the jet after Flight 139 landed normally Tuesday afternoon at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, United

IMF calls for urgent steps on Spain unemployment

IMF calls for urgent steps on Spain unemployment
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By ALAN CLENDENNINGAP Business Writer MADRID (AP) - Spain faces the prospect of of high unemployment and sluggish growth lasting years unless the country and Europe take "urgent action" to slash the nation's crippling 27 unemployment rate and free frozen credit to businesses so they can expand

UK banking commission urges better standards

UK banking commission urges better standards
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By DANICA KIRKAAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British bankers could soon be facing harsher penalties for behaving badly. After a year which has seen major scandals involving rate-rigging, money-laundering and rogue-trading rock the UK's financial industry, an influential parliamentary committee

Bribery trial of former Finmeccanica CEO opens

Bribery trial of former Finmeccanica CEO opens
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By COLLEEN BARRYAssociated Press MILAN (AP) - The former head of Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica , accused by prosecutors of making bribery part of the company culture, went on trial Wednesday for his alleged role in the payment of bribes to secure a crucial 560 million euro ($670

Currency factors weigh on retailer H&M's Q2 profit

Currency factors weigh on retailer H&M's Q2 profit
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday said profits fell by 11 percent in the second quarter due to the strong Swedish krona and increased markdowns as it tried to shift its products. The company said its net profit for the March-May period dropped to 4.66

Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s

Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
LE BOURGET, France (AP) - Air France-KLM ordered 25 Airbus A350 jets on Wednesday, saying the wide-body plane that flew for the first time last week will be central to its plan to expand long-haul flights after years of struggling against discount carriers in Europe. The deal is worth around $7.2

Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses

Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. Sen. Chuck

House to consider cuts to food stamps

House to consider cuts to food stamps
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill

Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill

Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars. Congress

Oil rises near $99 a barrel before Bernanke speaks

Oil rises near $99 a barrel before Bernanke speaks
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil rose to near $99 a barrel on Wednesday, driven by a report of falling U.S. stockpiles of crude and ahead of the conclusion of a meeting of the Federal Reserve. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was up 20 cents to $98.64 a

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Kerry calls Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office

Kerry calls Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry called the Afghan president twice in the past 24 hours to ease Hamid Karzai's anger over the way the Taliban announced the opening of their political office in Qatar. The rift delayed the announced visit to the region this week by the U.S. special

As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention

As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and

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