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FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand - Plan B One-Step - and will let it be sold over the counter. Today, Plan B and its generic

Bloomsday Announces Top Seeds For 2013 Race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

Bloomsday brings some of the best runners in the world to Spokane annually. This year, the expected field of about 51,000 runners might hold the most talent it has ever seen. In a press conference on Tuesday held to announce the top seeds for the 2013 edition of Bloomsday, it was revealed that four

Apple sells $17 billion in bonds in record deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

NEW YORK (AP) - Apple Inc. sold $17 billion in bonds Tuesday in a record deal spurred by the company's plan to placate its frustrated shareholders. The Cupertino, Calif., company sold the bonds in its first debt issue since the 1990s to raise money to pass along to shareholders through dividend

Pfizer Q1 profit up, but drugmaker cuts outlook

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 53 percent despite growing generic drug competition as the world's second-largest drugmaker benefited from a gain related to a joint venture with China. But the company's results still fell

Best Buy exits Europe, selling joint venture stake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By MICHELLE CHAPMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Best Buy is looking to exit Europe, selling its stake in its joint venture there to partner Carphone Warehouse Group PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at 500 million pounds (about $775 million). The consumer electronics company said Tuesday

Budget cuts nix $90m in federal college aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Schools near military bases and tribal lands will face a $60 million shortfall between now and September and aid to college students will be cut by almost $90 million, according to the Education Department's plan to carry out the automatic

New England keeps its stride after 2 tragedies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 27th

By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer BOSTON (AP) - They are six small states, settled before the nation's birth, wedged between New York, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean: New England. The region is uniquely defined by its compact geography, its culture and its "sense of place," as Harvard history

New England keeps its stride after 2 tragedies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 27th

Burger King 1Q earnings soar, revenue shrinks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By TOM MURPHY and CANDICE CHOIAP Business Writers Burger King's first-quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell, as the fast-food chain trimmed several restaurant-related expenses. The Miami-based company had warned earlier this month that sales at established restaurants were

China's Baidu reports slower profit growth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

BEIJING (AP) - Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, reported slower profit growth in its latest quarter Friday as costs rose sharply and competition for its new mobile service intensified. Earnings rose 8.5 percent from a year earlier to 2 billion yuan ($328.9 million