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Violent video games may numb players to brutality

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage boys who play violent video games for hours on end may become desensitized to the brutality, a small new study finds. The research focused on 30 boys, aged 13 to 15, who were divided into two groups. One group typically played violent video games for

CDA Assisted Living Facility Cited For Safety, Health Violations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Good Neighbor Care Centers LLC, doing business as Four Seasons Assisted Living in Coeur D'Alene, with three serious and two other-than-serious safety and

Venus Williams, Roddick join WTT ownership group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By MELISSA MURPHYAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis. Williams was 8, having met WTT co-founder Billie Jean King at a clinic in Long Beach, Calif. At 17, Roddick played for the Idaho Sneakers. Now they

FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight, under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has regulated tanning beds and sun lamps for

Beach bonfire spat gets hot in Southern California

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 4th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Anna Abderhalden and her siblings woke before dawn to stake a claim to a coveted beachfront spot where bonfires blaze each night as a rite of summer in this surf-crazy Southern California city. More than 12 hours later, Abderhalden

Should you head back to business school?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By Marv Dumon Many young working professionals wonder whether or not it is worth going back to business school and getting their Master of Business Administration (MBA).While a strong economy leads many professionals to stick to their current roles, the prospect of pursuing more lucrative

Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama acted Wednesday to fill two top regulatory posts, tapping a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency at a pivotal time for the housing market and naming a top campaign fundraiser and

Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By HOLBROOK MOHR and JAY REEVESAssociated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn't take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase often used by an Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: "I am KC and I

Breastfeeding Mom: “I Was Asked To Go To A Back Room Or Outside”

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

SPOKANE, Wash – A Spokane mother says she was enjoying lunch with her family at a local eatery on Saturday, breastfeeding her baby, when a restaurant employee asked her to go to a back room or outside. Sara Durso says she was shocked. "I took a minute, but told her I have a legal