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Home of famous Va. hams ponders foreign buyout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 1st

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer SMITHFIELD, Va. (AP) - You can't go far in this historic southeastern Virginia town without seeing a pig. A herd of life-size swine statues lines its downtown, an ornament of a piglet wearing a bandanna adorns a front lawn, hams hang in storefronts and a

Hotel magnate, Mo. philanthropist Hammons dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 27th

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIERAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - John Q. Hammons' first business went bust, saddling him with debt. Yet the son of a poor Missouri dairy farmer paid it off within two years and turned his sights to hotels, the cornerstone of what would become a national real

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

Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn't Matthew

Who wants to be Detroit mayor? 22 candidates do

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's next mayor will inherit a city low on cash and an office low on power, yet nearly two dozen candidates are seeking the job anyway. In announcing he won't seek a second term, Mayor Dave Bing slammed Michigan officials for ceding most

Who wants to be Detroit mayor? 22 candidates do

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

7 ways Washington may affect small business this year

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By Did you hear? The IRS targeted conservative groups that were seeking tax exempt status. Oh, puh-lease. If you're running a small business then you're used to the government being involved in your life. This is really nothing new at all. IRS shenanigans aside, there are plenty of things

Defiance, tenderness, wariness in wake of Boston

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Virginia woman makes a point to get out and go jogging. A Texas mom stays in and snuggles her toddler a little closer. A nurse from Massachusetts looks over her shoulder more often while touring D.C. Strains of defiance, tenderness and wariness are

The IRS may be snooping through Facebook and Twitter to nab tax evaders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By Francis BeaProvided by It's tax season, and that means plugging away at all of this past year's financial activities. Not every tax payer (or evader) in the U.S. will get flagged and audited. But if you do, here's one piece of advice: Your social network activity better back up what

The IRS may be snooping through Facebook and Twitter to nab tax evaders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th