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Republicans push through mining deregulation bill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans pushed a bill through the House Thursday that allows the government to exempt gold, copper, silver and uranium mining on federal land from formal environmental reviews. The bill makes it harder for opponents to mount legal challenges

Review: 'Quantum Conundrum' blinds with science

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By LOU KESTENAssociated Press Disc-based video games, the ones that cost $60 and come in a plastic box, may be heading the way of the VHS cassette and the eight-track tape. Many industry pundits believe that by 2020, if not sooner, you'll download all your games - just as you do now with

Expert: Fla. teen attacker ill, not responsible

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By CURT ANDERSONAP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida teenager was in the midst of a severe mental illness episode triggered by a text message about his brother's suicide when he attacked and nearly killed a 15-year-old girl outside a middle school, a psychiatrist for

FAMU still dealing with fallout from hazing death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By GARY FINEOUTAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The fallout from the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major appears unlikely to end soon. University leaders will hold an emergency meeting next week to start the search for a new president after James Ammons, the president

Being suitable lifts Pawlenty stock in veep hunt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - As a presidential hopeful, Tim Pawlenty won respect among GOP insiders, social conservatives and the tea party movement. Far from the first love of any faction, he quickly washed out as a candidate. Almost a year after he abandoned his White

AP Source: Saints, Brees apart on guaranteed money

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By BRETT MARTELAP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints still must close a significant gap in guaranteed money if they are to agree on a five-year contract worth about $100 million by Monday's looming deadline for a long-term deal, said a person familiar with

Erik Meyer Returns to Practice for Shock

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 11th

Spokane Shock quarterback Erik Meyer practiced with the team for the first time since March on Wednesday. Whether he will actually play another down in the Arena Football League is still up in the air. Meyer left in the second half of the Shock's first game of the season back in March. He took

Erik Meyer Returns to Practice for Shock

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 11th

APNewsBreak: Beluga had numerous infections

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 11th

By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A baby beluga whale rescued in Alaska's Bristol Bay last month had multiple infections, according to necropsy results announced Wednesday. "On postmortem exam we found that the beluga whale had infections in multiple sites, including

W.Va. sheriff says woman tortured; husband charged

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 11th

By JOHN RABY and VICKI SMITHAssociated Press LEROY, W.Va. (AP) - While her husband returned a rototiller to a West Virginia rental shop, a limping woman sneaked into another part of the building seeking help. Soon, court papers say, she was at a shelter with a horrifying tale: She had been held