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AP IMPACT: NYC flood protection won't be easy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Inside tunnels threading under a Houston medical campus, 100 submarine doors stand ready to block invading floodwaters. Before commuters in Bangkok can head down into the city's subways, they must first climb three feet of stairs to raised

Miami self-imposes 2nd straight bowl ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By TIM REYNOLDSAP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Calling the move prudent and unprecedented, Miami is self-imposing a second straight postseason ban on its football program because of an NCAA investigation that is expected to eventually lead to stiff sanctions against the Hurricanes.

J.C. Penney CEO tries to change the way we shop

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson seems unfazed that the department store chain's mounting losses and sales declines have led to growing criticism of his plan to change the way we shop. Perhaps that's because this isn't the first

The birth of J.C. Penney's leader

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

NEW YORK (AP) - NAME: Ron Johnson OCCUPATION: Chief executive officer of J.C. Penney Co. AGE: 53 FAMILY: Wife, Karen, one daughter, one son. EDUCATION: Stanford University, BA, economics, 1980; Harvard Business School, 1984. RESUME: Johnson became chief executive of J.C. Penney in November 2011.