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Harsco CFO resigns, interim replacement named

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Industrial services company Harsco Corp. on Friday said its chief financial officer and treasurer resigned. Stephen Schnoor's departure was effective Friday. Harsco named Barry Malamud, its current vice president and corporate controller, as interim CFO. The Camp Hill, Pa

Michigan schools weigh affirmative action ruling

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By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Representatives of at least three universities in Michigan said Friday they're taking a wait-and-see approach on how to proceed after a federal appeals court threw out the state's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college

2 years after IPO, GM is piling up cash

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By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Two years after a wounded General Motors returned to the stock market, the symbol of American industrial might is thriving again. Sunday marks the anniversary of GM's initial public stock offering in November 2010. The company has made money for

Pilots at American Airlines hold 2nd contract vote

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By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - Pilots at American Airlines will vote again on whether to approve a contract offer from the company, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection for nearly a year. The Allied Pilots Association board on Friday accepted a tentative

US waives Myanmar import ban before Obama's trip

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By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States on Friday suspended its ban on imports from Myanmar before President Barack Obama's landmark visit to the country to reward its democratic reforms. The State Department said it was another step in the normalization of

Review: Nintendo Wii U blows up dual-screen gaming

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By LOU KESTENAssociated Press When Nintendo first broached the idea of multiple-screen video games in 2004, many critics were skeptical that players could focus on two images at once. Yet the handheld DS, blending one touch-sensitive screen with a slightly larger video display, became a runaway

Review: Nintendo Wii U blows up dual-screen gaming

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Storm-wrecked NY gay youth center gets quick help

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By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It took only hours for Superstorm Sandy's surging waters to destroy an emergency drop-in center for homeless gay youths. Four feet of water swamped the hallways and rooms, buckling the linoleum floors and caking the electrical outlets with

Drug charges dropped against Jon Bon Jovi's daughter

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By Kate Stanhope, Jon Bon Jovi's daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, is no longer facing drug charges because of an amendment made last year to New York law, People reports. See celebrities we've lost this year

Drug charges dropped against Jon Bon Jovi's daughter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th