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US social media account in China disappears

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By DIDI TANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - A widely read microblog written by the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and known for its sometimes tongue-in-cheek comments about China's social and political issues was inaccessible Friday. Sina Weibo, China's most popular microblog site that hosts

Possible pilot shortage raises safety concerns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An industry forecast that nearly half a million new airline pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years as airlines expand their fleets has raised safety concerns that airlines will hire lower caliber pilots as they struggle to fill slots

Yahoo's interim CEO faces off with shareholders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo's restless shareholders let interim CEO Ross Levinsohn know that they won't give him much time to fix the troubled company if he gets the job on a permanent basis. Levinsohn faced skeptical questioning at Yahoo's annual

AdWatch: Romney ad accuses Obama campaign of lies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - TITLE: "No Evidence." LENGTH: 30 seconds. AIRING: Several battleground states. KEY IMAGES: A narrator asks: "When a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead?" The words "Obama's Outsourcing Attacks: 'Misleading,

News Summary: Corn climbs as crops shrivel in heat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By The Associated Press CORN SURGE: The price of corn rose 4 percent as crops continue to shrivel in the relentless heat wave. About 30 percent of the crop is in poor to very poor condition. Analysts say there could be more damage without significant rainfall in the next two weeks. DEMAND FEARS

Corn pushes higher as crops shrivel in heat wave

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer The price of corn jumped 4 percent Thursday as crops continue to shrivel in a relentless heat wave across much of the country. December corn futures rose 28.25 cents to end at $7.3225 per bushel. That's the highest price since August. About 30 percent of the

News Summary: ADB cuts outlook for developing Asia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By The Associated Press EXTERNAL EFFECT: The Asian Development Bank cut its growth forecast for developing nations in Asia, citing Europe's worsening financial crisis and the sluggish recovery in the U.S. That reduces demand for the region's exports. THE NUMBERS: The Manila-based lending

News Summary: China economic slowdown widespread

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By The Associated Press SLOWDOWN WIDESPREAD: From shopkeepers to shipbuilders, some sectors are feeling more pain from China's deepest slowdown since the 2008 global crisis than still-robust headline growth of about 8 percent might suggest. STIMULUS SHORTCOMINGS: Higher spending by state

Treasury 30Y auction fetches record low yield

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

NEW YORK (AP) - Investors can't seem to get enough of U.S. government bonds. A day after a record-setting auction of 10-year notes, the U.S. Treasury sold $13 billion of 30-year bonds Thursday at a record low yield of 2.58 percent. The previous low of 2.72 percent was set at the June auction.

Recovery of South African fossil to be shown live

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By EMOKE BEBIAKThe Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Archaeologists will stream live footage online as they recover significant parts of an early human skeleton that's nearly two million years old, the first time the public can participate in the discovery process from their homes, a South