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Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5 percent of the

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5 percent of the

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By STEPHEN SINGERAP Business Writer EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Bolden checked on the progress

Agent Orange Exposure In Vietnam: A Spokane Woman’s Battle

Agent Orange Exposure In Vietnam: A Spokane Woman’s Battle
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
SPOKANE, Wash – Terry Siekerman just marked the eighth anniversary of her husband, Gary Gilbrech's death.  While she's still trying to figure out how to live without him, she's also still waiting for validation over why she says he died. "I'm surviving, I'm

FDA panel backs experimental Merck insomnia drug

FDA panel backs experimental Merck insomnia drug
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal panel of medical experts said that an experimental insomnia drug from Merck & Co. Inc. appears safe and effective, despite evidence from company trials that the pill can cause daytime sleepiness and difficulty driving. A majority of

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on

Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan

Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas. The