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US Supreme Court upholds stay of execution in Fla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Following a slew of conflicting court rulings, a federal appeals court has blocked the scheduled execution of a mass killer convicted of eight killings that jolted South Florida in the 1970s. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the

Oil price steady on Chinese manufacturing survey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil hovered under $87 a barrel Wednesday as hopes that the slowdown in Chinese manufacturing might be stabilizing helped shore up sentiment across financial markets. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for December delivery was down 12 cents

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to

US Supreme Court upholds stay of execution in Fla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Following a slew of conflicting court rulings, a federal appeals court Tuesday night blocked the scheduled execution of a mass killer convicted of eight slayings that jolted South Florida in the 1970s. The U.S. Supreme Court

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

Oil ends below $87 a barrel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press The price of oil fell to a three-month low Tuesday as big corporations cut earnings forecasts, raising concerns about economic growth and oil demand. On the New York Mercantile Exchange: Benchmark crude fell $1.98 to finish at $86.67 per barrel. Gasoline fell 4.25 cents

WHY IT MATTERS: Global warming

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer The issue: People love to talk about the weather, especially when it's strange like the mercifully ended summer of 2012. This year the nation's weather has been hotter and more extreme than ever, federal records show. Yet there are two people who aren

NY court: Lap dances are not art and are taxable

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Lap dances are taxable because they don't promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York's highest court concluded Tuesday in a sharply divided ruling. The court split 4-3, with the

Oil price below $88 on global growth concerns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil fell below $88 a barrel Tuesday as the impending reopening of a key pipeline in North America and concerns about slowing economic growth overcame rising Middle East supply risks. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for December delivery

Voice software helps study of rare Yosemite owls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - In the bird world, they make endangered condors seem almost commonplace. The unique Great Gray Owls of Yosemite, left to evolve after glacial ice separated them from their plentiful Canadian brethren 30 millennia ago, are both