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Peanut butter recall expands beyond Trader Joe's

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A New Mexico-based company is recalling 76 types of peanut butter and almond butter after one of its products was linked to a salmonella outbreak at Trader Joe's groceries. Sunland Inc. recalled the products under multiple brand names

Investigator: Woman died from buttocks implant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Georgia woman had little chance of surviving an illegal cosmetic procedure in Mississippi because the silicone-like substance that was injected in her buttocks caused the blood clots in her lungs that killed her, an investigator testified

1,100 Mass. inmates' cases might be tainted by lab

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - More than 1,100 defendants are now serving prison sentences based at least in part on drug tests by a chemist accused of failing to follow protocols and deliberately mishandling samples in a now-closed state drug lab, officials said Monday.

Calif. FBI agent accused of paying for prostitutes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - An undercover FBI agent has been accused in court documents of spending U.S. taxpayer dollars on prostitutes in the Philippines for himself and others during an international weapons trafficking probe last year. Deputy Federal Public Defender

Dad defends chemist at center of Mass. lab scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

BOSTON (AP) - The father of the chemist at the center of a scandal at a Massachusetts drug lab is defending her, saying no one has heard her side of the story. Annie Dookhan has been accused of deliberately mishandling drug samples at a former Department of Public Health lab in Boston, potentially

US stocks drift as European gloom returns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer U.S. stocks meandered sideways Monday as fears about Europe overshadowed recent excitement about central banks' efforts to boost the market. Stocks opened lower, recovered by mid-afternoon to nearly flat and closed down modestly. An index of business

Romney Medicare plan: Key details still in flux

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the biggest changes since its creation nearly 50 years ago. With important details still

Israel's only co-ed combat unit proves its worth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By TIA GOLDENBERGAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - A deadly shootout last week along Israel's border with Egypt has shined a spotlight on Israel's only mixed female and male combat unit, granting some recognition to a group that has faced much skepticism and often been the butt of jokes

New breast cancer clues found in gene analysis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists reported Sunday that they have completed a major analysis of the genetics of breast cancer, finding four major classes of the disease. They hope their work will lead to more effective treatments, perhaps with some drugs already in use. The new

AP IMPACT: Tragedy meant big money for NY minister

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Before the Sept. 11 attacks, the Rev. Carl Keyes was a little-known pastor of a small New York City congregation searching for members and money. When the twin towers fell, his fortunes changed. Donors poured $2.5