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ATM Thieves Strike Twice, Costing Owners $36,000

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash – It's no easy – or quiet – task to bust into an ATM machine once, let alone twice. But that's exactly what happened at the Spokane County Fairgrounds, and now police need your help catching the brazen thieves. The first ATM was hit

ATM Thieves Strike Twice, Costing Owners $36,000

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

Ex-Democratic senator working for regulation foes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Federation of Independent Business is endorsing Republicans over Democrats by a better than 10-1 margin in congressional races this year, but when it needed someone to head its campaign for "sensible" federal regulations it turned

Ex-Democratic senator working for regulation foes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

Administration warns of 'destructive' budget cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A White House report issued Friday warns that $109 billion in across-the-board spending cuts at the start of the new year would be "deeply destructive" to the military and core government responsibilities like patrolling U.S. borders and air

Mixed grades for new, healthy school lunch rules

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) - One student complains because his cafeteria no longer serves chicken nuggets. Another gripes that her school lunch just isn't filling. A third student says he's happy to eat an extra apple with his lunch, even as he's noshing on

'Rancher' has pros, cons for Fischer's Senate run

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By MARGERY A. BECK and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press VALENTINE, Neb. (AP) - With roughly 35 million head of cattle grazing on nearly half the state's land, ranching retains an iconic status in Nebraska. So it's no surprise that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Deb Fischer's

Crop insurance losses begin to mount amid drought

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By ROXANA HEGEMANAssociated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Thousands of farmers are filing insurance claims this year after drought and triple-digit temperatures burned up crops across the nation's Corn Belt, and some experts are predicting record insurance losses - exacerbated by changes that

ABC News sued for defamation over 'pink slime'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By GRANT SCHULTE and KRISTI EATONAssociated Press NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) - Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub "pink slime," claiming the network damaged the company by misleading consumers into believing it is

Rain eases drought as Midwest corn harvest unfolds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By JIM SUHRAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Recent rainfall came too late to help to the nation's withered corn crop already being harvested in many parts, but it kept drought conditions from worsening in several key Midwest and Plains states and should help other crops still maturing in