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10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT): 1. WHEN SANDUSKY LEARNS HIS SENTENCE Even his lawyers say the 9 a.m. hearing will likely result in a penalty that sends the ex-Penn State assistant

IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recovery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. Advanced economies are risking recession, the

US report highlights unease about Chinese firms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Eager to expand in the United States, China's biggest technology companies face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security. The latest blow: A U.S. report that says telecom equipment makers Huawei Technologies Inc. and ZTE

EU fin mins blocked on thorny banking union

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By DON MELVIN and SARAH DiLORENZOAssociated Press LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Europe made little progress Tuesday in its efforts to secure the region's stricken financial system and ensure that failing banks never risk an entire country's economy again when finance ministers from the 27-country

Rise in California gas price slows, remains record

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By JASON DEARENAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The rise in California gasoline prices has slowed after recent jarring increases, but nonetheless the cost of a gallon inched up to another record high, even as officials hope their emergency action will help ease the sticker

Skydiver cancels 2nd try at supersonic jump in NM

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - Blame it on the wind. Again. For the second straight day, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner aborted his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall because of the weather, postponing his quest to become the world's first supersonic skydiver

Big gaps in Romney plan on pre-existing conditions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's plan to help people with pre-existing medical conditions: Hang on to your health insurance if you want to be protected. The GOP presidential candidate wants to help those who maintain continuous coverage, a fraction

Key dates in the Penn State child sex abuse case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By The Associated Press A chronological look at the case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, based on grand jury reports, court appearances and testimony. Some key dates in Penn State football and since the scandal broke are included. - 1969 - Jerry Sandusky

In Ohio, Mandel's Senate bid faces Dems' scrutiny

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) - Josh Mandel, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, declines to take a stand on the 2009 bailout of the auto industry and reserves judgment on vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's plans for Medicare. "I have not come out in

Sandusky gets least 30 years, denies wrongdoing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - In what sounded at times like a locker room pep talk, Jerry Sandusky rambled in his red prison suit about being the underdog in the fourth quarter, about forgiveness, about dogs and about the movie "Seabiscuit." With his accusers seated