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Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy

Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week for critics of a massive, five-year farm bill that would cost

Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim

Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Two men accused of killing a high school freshman who refused to let go of his iPad were like wild animals ambushing a weak victim, a prosecutor said Thursday. Michael Samual Solid and Jacob "Jake" Dismont stood in shackles before a judge as Chief Deputy Clark County District

2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy

2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By The Associated Press Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names: WHAT NAMES ARE ON THE LIST? Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo,

Pandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales

Pandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the number of subscribers who pay for ad-free listening more than doubled to exceed 2.5

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on the progress

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. A killer product stopped working. Cockroach populations there

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good. The U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday that populations of frogs, salamanders and

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By JASON DEARENAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Soon it

Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas

Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
DALLAS (AP) - A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort

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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

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
BICKLETON, Wash. (AP) - A freak snow has given students a snow day in May in the Klickitat County town of Bickleton.    School Superintendent Ric Palmer says 10-to-12 inches fell in places overnight and heavy snow brought some tree branches down on lines, knocking out power and