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FDA Commissioner: budget cuts mean less safe food

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer food safety inspections and an increased risk to consumers will result from the lack of a new 2013 budget from Congress and the upcoming across-the-board spending cuts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said

Miss. town stunned by slaying of mayoral candidate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Whatever his prospects for winning the coming mayoral election in his hometown of Clarksdale, Miss., Marco McMillian was considered by many to be a man on the rise. So word spread fast when his SUV was involved in a wreck this week, and he was

Poland emerging as major European outsourcing hub

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

By VANESSA GERAAssociated Press KRAKOW, Poland (AP) - The first time Javier Bofarull Marques left Spain for Poland, it was for love. It was 2006, a boom time in Spain, and his friends thought he was crazy. He recently moved back to the Eastern European country and it was for a job this time because

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

By JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Who'll be the first to feel the sting? Jobless Americans who have been out of work for a long time and local governments that are paying off loans to fix roads and schools are in tough spots when it comes to the automatic

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

Poland's jobless rate rises to 14.2 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Official figures show Poland's unemployment rate rose to 14.2 percent in January from 13.4 percent in the previous month. The figure, released Monday by the Central Statistical Office, comes as the country is seeing a slowdown in its once-strong economy. Some job losses,

Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

By KARL RITTERAssociated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries across the continent. The Czech State

Legal pot in Colo., Wash. poses growing dilemma

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - It may be called weed, but marijuana is legendarily hard to grow. Now that the drug has been made legal in Washington and Colorado, growers face a dilemma. State-sanctioned gardening coaches can help folks cultivate

5 hurt in shootings at gun shows in Ohio, Ind., NC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 20th

MEDINA, Ohio (AP) - Accidental shootings at gun shows in North Carolina, Indiana and Ohio left five people injured Saturday, the same day that thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter firearm limits. At the Dixie Gun and Knife Show