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Duke Energy appeals NC rejection of secrecy claims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy is going to court to keep from divulging more than 600 pages of internal documents and emails that North Carolina utilities regulators determined were wrongly claimed as trade secrets. The country's largest electric company said Tuesday that it wants to keep

Recall news

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By The Associated Press The following recall has been announced: ____ GAS GRILLS DETAILS: Master Forge Gas Grills imported by LG Sourcing Inc. of North Wilkesboro, N.C. and manufactured by Guangdong Vanward Electric Co., Ltd. of China; sold exclusively at Lowe's stores nationwide from

Authorities: 1 dead, 3 injured in NC hospital fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Preliminary information indicates a fire at a North Carolina hospital that killed a patient and injured three workers occurred during a defibrillation, authorities said, citing a procedure typically used to deliver an electric shock to the

Nissan profit rises 8 percent, cuts forecasts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Nissan's quarterly profit rose nearly 8 percent, but the Japanese automaker lowered its full-year forecasts Tuesday because of a sales slump in China and weakness in Europe. Nissan Motor Co. reported a July-September net profit of 106 billion

City Council Approves Golf Carts For The Streets Of Hillyard

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Monday night Spokane City Council members discussed and approved by a vote of 6-1 on something the city has never seen before: golf carts on Spokane streets.

City Council Approves Golf Carts For The Streets Of Hillyard

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Monday night Spokane City Council members discussed and approved by a vote of 6-1 on something the city has never seen before: golf carts on Spokane streets.

Chinese company to provide financing to A123

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By RANDALL CHASEAP Business Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A Delaware judge has authorized a Chinese auto-parts maker to provide bankruptcy financing for battery maker A123 Systems. The judge gave interim approval Monday for Wanxiang (wang-SHIN) Group to provide $50 million in financing to A123

Mundane tasks mark big job of putting lights on

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - For utility crews racing to restore power to residents of this waterfront city that have been sitting in the dark for a week, the task is both mundane and monumental: Clean a bunch of gunk off electrical equipment with rags and cleaning

The best comic book cars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By Stephen EdelsteinProvided by Car and nerd cultures rarely intersect, but when they do, great things can happen. Superheroes with more money than powers need a way to get places fast, and the cars writers and artists have created to get them to those places have become (almost) as famous as

The best comic book cars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th