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AG Holder says Texas ID law would harm minorities

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 10th

By PETE YOST and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it would be harmful to minority voters. In remarks to the NAACP in Houston, the attorney general said the Justice

AP source: Yankees tell Reggie to steer clear

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

By BEN WALKERAP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees have told Mr. October to stay away this summer. The Yankees want Reggie Jackson to steer clear of the clubhouse and team events following his pointed remarks about Alex Rodriguez and several former stars, a person familiar with

Grant County Sheriff's Office: Fire Erupts At The REC Plant In Moses Lake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office there was a fire at the REC plant in Moses Lake Monday morning. We're told that no chemicals were released and that there was no danger to the public. The fire has since been contained. STATEMENT FROM REC: REC Silicon

Gartner expects 3 pct. rise in global IT spending

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 9th

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Global information technology spending is now likely to increase 3 percent from a year ago thanks in part to cloud services, Gartner Inc. said Monday. The technology research company previously predicted a 2.5 percent rise in the spending. Worldwide IT spending is on track to

A closer look at the Higgs boson

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th

By FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Scientists working at the world's biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle that looks remarkably like the long-sought Higgs boson. Sometimes called the "God particle" because its

Eureka! Physicists celebrate evidence of particle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th

By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) - Scientists at the world's biggest atom smasher hailed the discovery of "the missing cornerstone of physics" Wednesday, cheering the apparent end of a decades-long quest for a new subatomic particle called the Higgs boson, or "

Barclays CEO Diamond quits in rate-fixing scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond resigned Tuesday, the biggest scalp in a financial markets scandal that has ripped through the bank's senior management and sown the seeds for a new investigation into Britain's banking

Sony to buy game streaming company Gaikai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

NEW YORK (AP) - Sony is buying the video game-streaming company Gaikai for about $380 million in a bid to establish a new cloud-based gaming service. Video game streaming is not as widespread as music and movie streaming, largely because the technology is far

Syrian opposition rejects new international plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 1st

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's main opposition groups rejected on Sunday a new international plan that calls for a transitional government because the compromise agreement did not bar President Bashar Assad from participating. Their

Eastern US storm hobbles Netflix and Instagram

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 30th

NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix, Instagram and Pinterest are using Twitter and Facebook to update subscribers after violent storms across the eastern U.S. caused server outages for hours. Netflix and Pinterest restored service by Saturday afternoon.