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$1 billion deal major step in Toyota legal trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 27th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - With a proposed payout of more than $1 billion, one major chapter of a nearly four-year legal saga that left Toyota Motor Corp. fighting hundreds of lawsuits and struggling with a tarnished image has ended, though another remains. The settlement -

Few tests done at toxic sites after superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By KATIE ZEZIMA and KEVIN BEGOS OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) - For more than a month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that the recent superstorm didn't cause significant problems at any of the 247 Superfund toxic waste sites it's monitoring in New York and New Jersey. But in many

Low-water rivers offering up glimpse of history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - From sunken steamboats to a millennium-old map engraved in rock, the drought-drained rivers of the nation's midsection are offering a rare and fleeting glimpse into years gone by. Lack of rain has left many rivers at low levels unseen for decades,

Government prepares to sell General Motors stock

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By TOM KRISHER and MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. government's short stint in the auto business is coming to an end. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will sell its remaining stake in General Motors by early 2014, writing the final chapter of a $50

AP-GfK Poll: Science doubters say world is warming

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing majority of Americans think global warming is occurring, that it will become a serious problem and that the U.S. government should do something about it, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. Even most people who say they don

Top 10 Blu-ray scenes to show off your home theater

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By Cliff HeyneProvided by When you've got a hot home theater rig, it's natural to want to show it off. But for those times that you don't want to throw a full-on movie night, it's nice to have some go-to demo material that will give your system a workout while impressing your