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$1M pilot project aims to take out feral pigs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 18th

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Using the cover of darkness, feral pigs have learned to outsmart even the most seasoned hunters as they set about on their nightly terrors, rooting up crops and suburban gardens, harassing native wildlife and turning watering holes

Amid tensions, Chinese fruit a turnoff in Vietnam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 18th

By CHRIS BRUMMITTAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Jack Nguyen had sold 20 of his 30 containers of imported American grapes when a fresh round of rumors hit the Internet and state-run media: Chinese fruit on sale in Vietnam might look good, but it contains deadly levels of preservatives and

Bills seek end to farm animal abuse videos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 17th

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history. In Vermont, a video of veal calves skinned alive and tossed like sacks of

Bills seek end to farm animal abuse videos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 17th

States wrestle with 'gambling' rooms in Fla. probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The charity-run businesses under investigation in a Florida gambling probe started popping up in strip malls about six years ago and rapidly spread as the unregulated stores became a billion-dollar enterprise. One of the industry's

New Mexico Horse Slaughterhouse May Be Approved By USDA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - In recent weeks, consumers in the United States may have been relieved to know the discovery of horse meat in products labeled all-beef was relegated to Europe. But The New York Times is reporting that a horse slaughterhouse in New Mexico could be approved in as little as two

Japan to join talks on Pacific trade pact

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday that Japan will join talks on a Pacific trade pact that would oblige the country to open up sheltered industries including farming, long a bastion of protectionism. The decision to seek participation in

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 13th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses complained to lawmakers Wednesday about Indian trade protectionism, contending that tariff and regulatory barriers are shutting out foreign firms despite the nation's market-opening reforms. Advocates for the

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 13th

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 13th