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Police: Karate student decks man in apartment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A California man got an early morning beat down after being pummeled by a karate student who found him drunk in her bathroom. Jannine Ramirez had just won a karate competition when she arrived at her Fresno apartment early Sunday and heard someone in the bathroom. Ramirez, 20

Baidu profit up 60 percent, revenue growth slows

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

BEIJING (AP) - Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, said Tuesday its latest quarterly profit rose 60 percent but revenue growth slowed as the Chinese economy cooled. Profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 was $478.6 million (3 billion yuan), the Beijing-based

High-tech product announcements this fall

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By The Associated Press It's high season for consumer electronics. Manufacturers of various gadgets are unveiling their holiday lineups. Add to that products surrounding a new version of Windows that came out Friday. Here's a recap of the announcements so far: - Sept. 4: Microsoft Corp

Russia's Gazprom plans new Pacific gas pipeline

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing on Monday to a plan to invest tens of billions of dollars to tap a new natural gas field in Siberia and build a new pipeline to the nation's Pacific coast for exports to Asia. Putin met Monday with Alexei Miller, the CEO of state-

Chrysler 3Q profit up 80 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Strong U.S. sales powered Chrysler to a healthy third-quarter profit. The company on Monday reported net income of $381 million, up 80 percent from $212 million a year earlier. The profit was due mainly to a 13-percent sales increase in the U.S.,

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives

PayPal to cut 325 full-time jobs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - PayPal is cutting 325 full-time jobs to streamline its business and speed up product development amid intense competition from plucky startups and established companies such as Google. The company also is ending jobs with about 120

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Ahead of the Bell: Windows Phone event

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Coming on the heels of its launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet, Microsoft has scheduled an event in San Francisco to kick off its new software for mobile phones. On Friday, Microsoft started selling the Windows 8 operating system for desktops, laptops and tablet