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Pittsburgh, county settle 911 blizzard death suit

Pittsburgh, county settle 911 blizzard death suit
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th
By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died at home after waiting 30 hours for help despite 10 calls to 911 during a record-setting snowstorm. The attorney for Curtis Mitchell's

How the video games industry is faring

How the video games industry is faring
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th
By The Associated Press Companies in the video games business have been reporting earnings for the most recent quarter. Here's a look at reports and results for selected companies that make or sell video games. - July 12: NPD Group reports that U.S. retail sales of video game hardware,

Foreign policy at forefront is a Romney hurdle

Foreign policy at forefront is a Romney hurdle
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - With protests at U.S. embassies and four Americans dead, Mitt Romney is suddenly facing a presidential election focused on a foreign policy crisis he gambled wouldn't happen. It did - and at a bad time for the GOP hopeful.

Foreign policy at forefront is a Romney hurdle

Foreign policy at forefront is a Romney hurdle
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - With protests at U.S. embassies and four Americans dead, Mitt Romney is suddenly facing a presidential election focused on a foreign policy crisis he gambled wouldn't happen. It did - and at a bad time for the GOP hopeful.

How the video games industry is faring

How the video games industry is faring
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th
By The Associated Press Companies in the video games business have been reporting earnings for the most recent quarter. Here's a look at reports and results for selected companies that make or sell video games. - July 12: NPD Group reports that U.S. retail sales of video game hardware,

United passengers stranded 3 days in Shanghai

United passengers stranded 3 days in Shanghai
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th
By JOSHUA FREEDAP Airlines Writer More than 200 United Airlines passengers have been stranded for three days in Shanghai in a delay that began with an aircraft mechanical problem. The passengers were supposed to leave on Wednesday for Newark, N.J. The airline says the Boeing 777 had a mechanical

'Lego Batman 2' tops video games titles in June

'Lego Batman 2' tops video games titles in June
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 29 percent in June, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline. Sales totaled $700 million. Sales of console and portable software - the video games themselves - fell 29 percent from a year earlier to $329

Weather not limitations end Mount McKinley climb

Weather not limitations end Mount McKinley climb
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th
By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Five wounded warriors had to abandon their climb of Alaska's Mount McKinley this week, but they say it was weather and not their disabilities that ended the summit attempt. The five men were all

Activision brings online 'Call of Duty' to China

Activision brings online 'Call of Duty' to China
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd
NEW YORK (AP) - Activision is bringing its popular "Call of Duty" series to China as a free online game. Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that it will publish the game through a partnership with Tencent Holdings Ltd., a Chinese online game company. There is

Earns schedule for video game companies

Earns schedule for video game companies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 28th
By The Associated Press In mid-July, companies in the video games industry will begin releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. It will generally cover the April-June period, though many companies in the industry have fiscal quarters that depart from that