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Neb. state Sen. Flood exits 2014 governor's race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's outgoing Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood is bowing out of the governor's race less than a month after he declared he was running. Flood said Thursday that he is withdrawing from the 2014 race to care for his family because his wife was diagnosed with

Flood leaving race for Nebraska governor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's outgoing Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood is bowing out of the governor's race less than a month after he declared he was running. Flood said Thursday in a statement posted online that he is withdrawing from the 2014 race to care for his family because

Mayor: NYC working on storm, climate prep

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The city will work on upgrading building codes and evacuation-zone maps, hardening power and transportation networks and making sure hospitals are better prepared for extreme weather after Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said

Olive Garden owner to hold off on worker changes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster says it won't bump any full-time workers down to part-time status, after its tests aimed at limiting health care costs resulted in a publicity backlash that took a bite out of sales. At the

Mississippi River dropping slower than expected

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHRAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A revised Mississippi River forecast offered a bit of a reprieve for shippers Wednesday, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared. Still, at least two large barge companies already are reducing their loads

APNewsBreak: Feds funnel millions into Gulf Coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Days before a newly formed council focuses on long-term Gulf of Mexico cleanup, a report released to The Associated Press shows that one federal agency has committed more than a half-billion dollars to the region in the past two years,

About 350 die in Philippine typhoon, 400 missing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By BULLIT MARQUEZAssociated Press NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday. More bodies were

Drenched Northern California gets more rain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By TERRY COLLINSAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A new storm system made its way Tuesday through already drenched Northern California, prompting renewed flood concerns in parts of the region. Rain had been falling along the coast and inland areas, but the heaviest rain was expected early

High court says government can be liable for flood

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not automatically exempt from paying for damage caused by temporary flooding from government-owned dams. The court sided with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in its appeal of a lower court ruling that said the

Powerful typhoon kills at least 74 in Philippines

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By JIM GOMEZAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Torrential floods from a powerful typhoon engulfed emergency shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and villagers who were fleeing their homes in the southern Philippines, raising the death toll from the storm to at least 74. At