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IADB providing $8B in credit lines

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Inter-American Development Bank is providing $8 billion in credit for Latin American and Caribbean countries for programs to aid the poor who are affected by outside financial events and for emergency needs in natural disasters. The IADB, which is a major lender for projects

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

US jobs figures reassure markets about economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By PAN PYLASAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Better-than-expected U.S. jobs figures that included a surprise fall in the unemployment rate to its lowest level since January 2009 shored up markets Friday. The U.S. government reported that the world's largest economy generated 114,000 jobs in

Crews Respond To Bad Crash In North Spokane; Injuries Reported

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 4th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Emergency crews responded to a crash in the area of Monroe & Lacrosse Thursday morning after authorities say a black truck hit a BMW. The force of the crash ejected the driver from the truck. The man was taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center with sustained head

Crews Respond To Bad Crash In North Spokane; Injuries Reported

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 4th

UPDATE: SWAT Situation Over In North Central Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 4th

UPDATE: Spokane Police began receiving several emergency calls, directing police to the area of 1600 N. Wall, around 8:30pm. The calls indicated someone may be held against their will by armed subjects inside the home.Responding officers found 44-year-old Steven Luke and 31-year-old Moises

Two-day test can spot gene diseases in newborns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Too often, newborns die of genetic diseases before doctors even know what's to blame. Now scientists have found a way to decode those babies' DNA in just days instead of weeks, moving gene-mapping closer to routine medical care. The

Clinics rush to warn patients of tainted steroid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Health providers are scrambling to notify patients in nearly two dozen states that steroid shots they got for back pain may have been contaminated with a fungus tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak. It became apparent Thursday that hundreds, and

UPDATE: Autopsy Planned For Body Found In The Spokane River

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

UPDATE: An investigation is ongoing as to the identity of the body found in the Spokane River Tuesday afternoon. An Autopsy is planned for later this week. BREAKING: Right now emergency crews are responding to a report of a body in the Spokane River in the area of Sunset Blvd. and S. Coeur d'