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Signal problems preceded NJ train derailment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - A signal may have malfunctioned on a southern New Jersey bridge where a train derailed, causing a hazardous chemical to spew into the air and leading to health problems, an evacuation, tricky cleanup decisions and broader questions

Wired SKorea to stem digital addiction from age 3

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By YOUKYUNG LEEAP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, she wakes up, picks up her glasses and scrolls through tens of unread messages from

War contractor: Feds should pay lawsuit damages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By NIGEL DUARAAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Iraq war contractor that lost an $85 million verdict to a group of sickened Oregon soldiers has filed a lawsuit seeking to force the federal government to pay the soldiers' damages. In early November, 12 Oregon National Guard soldiers

Judge orders tobacco companies to say they lied

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 people a day. U.

'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dies in Texas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron - and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings - on television's long-

Maker of methyl iodide ends US EPA registration

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The maker of the controversial pesticide methyl iodide, used primarily to fumigate strawberries, has agreed to remove all of its products from the U.S. market and end sales permanently. The U.S. EPA announced Wednesday that Arysta had

Former Sen. Warren Rudman of NH dies at 82

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By NORMA LOVEAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Colleagues knew former Sen. Warren B. Rudman for his abrupt manner, but they trusted his expertise. On one matter in particular, though, he wished people would have listened to him: that the U.S. was vulnerable to a major terrorist attack.

Downgraded France says it needs more time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - France's government has shrugged off the latest downgrade of its credit rating, saying Tuesday that it just needs time for reforms to the sluggish economy to take root. Socialist President Francois Hollande noted that markets barely budged

Markets remain solid despite French downgrade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - Hopes that Greece will get its next batch of bailout cash to avoid bankruptcy helped shore up markets Tuesday despite a downgrade of France's credit rating. Finance ministers from the euro countries are meeting in Brussels and the

Moody's downgrades France 1 notch on weak growth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Moody's Investors Service on Monday downgraded France, stripping it of its prized AAA credit rating due to concerns over its prospects for economic growth and its exposure to Europe's financial crisis. Moody's lowered France's