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Japan prices fall in March as deflation drags on

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's consumer price index fell 0.9 percent in March from a year earlier, underlining the challenge of ending a long spell of debilitating deflation despite an onslaught of monetary easing and stimulus spending. Citing expectations that the

Starbucks' profit shows Americans need coffee fix

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Americans may not feel optimistic about the economy but they're still spending more at Starbucks. The world's biggest coffee chain said Thursday that its profit rose in its fiscal second quarter as a key sales figure climbed in the U.S

It really is monkey-see, monkey-do, research shows

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - You don't have to be a teenager to want to fit in at the school lunchroom. Some wild animals seem to follow similar monkey-see, monkey-do behavior to follow the crowd and find the best eats, new research finds. South African monkeys switched

How states fared on unemployment benefit claims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By The Associated Press Weekly U.S. unemployment benefit applications fell 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, the second-lowest level in more than five years. The decline suggests companies are laying off fewer workers and may step up hiring. Here are the states with the biggest increases and

'Red line' _ US says Syria used chemical weapons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By ROBERT BURNS and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence has concluded with "varying degrees of confidence," that the Syrian government has twice used chemical weapons in its fierce civil war, the White House and other top administration officials said Thursday. However,

Safeway's sales disappoint amid rising competition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Safeway Inc. reported revenue for the first quarter that missed Wall Street expectations as the grocer worked to hold down prices and stay competitive. The company, which has more than 1,600 stores under names including Safeway and Vons, has

RI on track to be 10th state with gay marriage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By DAVID KLEPPERAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The number of U.S. states allowing gay marriage is set to enter double digits now that Rhode Island's state Senate has taken a landmark vote. Legislation allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed passed Wednesday evening by a comfortable 26

Fuel barges explode, causing large fire in Ala.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A large fire that began with explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala., was rocked by a seventh explosion early Thursday and fire officials said they planned to let the fire, which has injured three, burn overnight. Firefighters from Mobile and U.S. Coast Guard officials

SKorea demands talks with NKorea on closed factory

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - After weeks of threatening rhetoric from the North, South Korea on Thursday promised its own unspecified "grave measures" if Pyongyang rejects talks on a jointly run factory park shuttered for nearly a month. The park in the North Korean

Post-grad degrees that pay the highest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By Porcshe Moran The pursuit of higher education is nearly synonymous with the pursuit of a higher salary. Some students follow their passions, while others follow dollar signs. A lucky few have passions that are also lucrative. Post-graduate degrees can often lead to a better paycheck as long as