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France told to give slow economy 'shock' therapy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - France needs a "competitiveness shock" to restart its economy, a respected businessman said Monday as he presented a list of reforms, including a €30 billion ($39 billion) cut to payroll taxes, that the government asked him to write. Louis

HSBC legal costs rise by $1.1 bln, shares slump

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - HSBC, Europe's biggest bank by market value, has set aside a further $1.15 billion to cover potential U.S. fines for failing to stop money-laundering in its Mexican unit and to compensate UK customers for mis-selling payment protection insurance

Doctors debate value of 'fringe' heart treatment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A heart disease treatment that many doctors consider to be fringe medicine unexpectedly showed some promise in a federal study clouded by ethical and scientific controversy, causing debate about the results. The study took 10 years

Texas asks FBI to investigate helicopter shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Texas state police said Friday they have asked for a federal investigation of a chase in which a trooper fired on a fleeing pickup truck from a helicopter, resulting in the deaths of two Guatemalan immigrants who were hiding in the

Merck settles multimillion dollar Mo. Vioxx claim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Merck & Co. Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Missouri consumers over its prescription pain reliever Vioxx in a deal that could cost the drugmaker up to $220 million, lawyers for the consumers said. The

Former MLB pitcher Pascual Perez dies at 55

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By Kate Stanhope, Former Major League Baseball pitcher Pascual Perez was killed at his home in the Dominican Republic in an apparent robbery, ESPN reports. He was 55 years old. According to police, no one was in custody and it is unknown if there are any suspects. Police said were several

Former MLB pitcher Pascual Perez dies at 55

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

North Idaho Traffic Stop Nets Nearly Half A Million Dollars In Drug Money

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho - Kootenai County Sheriff's office is fighting to keep nearly a half a million dollars in what's believed to be drug money. According to newly released federal court documents, $407,676.52 was seized in May of 2012 after a deputy made a traffic stop

North Idaho Traffic Stop Nets Nearly Half A Million Dollars In Drug Money

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

Soldier, accomplice guilty in murder-for-hire case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A U.S. soldier was convicted Thursday in a murder-for-hire scheme in which prosecutors say he agreed to help kill a man for undercover agents posing as members of a Mexican drug cartel in exchange for drugs and cash. A federal jury in