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Report: Sands, feds in talks to settle probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

NEW YORK (AP) - Federal officials and Las Vegas Sands Corp. are having talks aimed at settling a probe into whether the casino operator failed to report millions of dollars of potentially laundered money transferred to its casinos by two gamblers, according to a published report. Representatives

US seeks Algeria's support in possible Mali move

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press ALGEIRS, Algeria (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Algeria's assistance on Monday for any future military intervention in Mali, pressing the North African nation to provide intelligence - if not boots on the ground - to help rout

Blackman kicked off Idaho football team; Elmo suspended

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

Courtesy Spokesman-Review Quarterback Dominique Blackman has been kicked off the Idaho football team after a third failed drug test and tight end Taylor Elmo was suspended — possibly for the rest of the year — for posting an inflammatory message on Twitter in the wake of Robb Akey's

NY drug raid nets 640 marijuana lollipops, cash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Just in time for Halloween, New York police say a drug raid in Buffalo turned up 640 marijuana lollipops that had been obtained in California where medical marijuana is legal. The Buffalo News reports (http://bit.ly/RWXFke ) that police raided a party on Thursday attended by

Marines, police prep for mock zombie invasion

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Move over vampires, goblins and haunted houses, this kind of Halloween terror aims to shake up even the toughest warriors: An untold number of so-called zombies are coming to a counterterrorism summit attended by hundreds of Marines, Navy special

Calif. man charged in deaths of 3 family members

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A 19-year-old Northern California man accused of fatally stabbing his sister-in-law and young niece and nephew was formally charged with three counts of murder Friday at his first court appearance. Authorities have yet to release a

FDA: Pharmacy tied to outbreak knew of bacteria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers at a pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak documented dozens of cases of mold and bacteria growing in rooms that were supposed to be sterile, according to federal health inspectors. In a preliminary report on conditions

Merck 3Q profit up 2 pct despite sales decline

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Friday that third-quarter profit rose 2 percent as lower spending and taxes, plus sales growth for several key medicines, offset new generic competition slashing sales for its top-selling drug, Singulair. The maker of diabetes

US senators call on FDA to act on energy drinks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

NEW YORK (AP) - Two U.S. senators on Friday again called on federal regulators to close what they say are loopholes that allow energy-drink makers to sell products with additives and high levels of caffeine that the lawmakers say have not been proven safe. The letter to the Food and Drug

Trooper fired from chopper to stop truck, kills 2

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press LA JOYA, Texas (AP) - A Texas state trooper who fired on a pickup truck from a helicopter and killed two illegal immigrants during a chase through the desert was trying to disable the vehicle and suspected it was being used to