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Oil ends slightly lower, down 7 pct. for the week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By The Associated Press On Thursday benchmark U.S. crude steadied after three days of declines. But it?s more than $7 below where it closed last week. For drivers, that should eventually mean lower gasoline prices. On the New York Mercantile Exchange: Benchmark crude fell 11 cents to finish at

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. THE WORST MAY BE OVER New census numbers suggest that the U.S. economy has bottomed out. 2. ESTIMATE FOR HEALTH CARE PENALTY RISES SIGNIFICANTLY Analysts now

Ohio executes man for killing 2 strangers in 1989

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By AMANDA LEE MYERSAssociated Press LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio death-row inmate used his last words Thursday to repeatedly apologize to the family members of his two victims and tell them that he hopes they can let their pain die with him. Donald Palmer, 47, was executed by lethal

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. MYANMAR'S SUU KYI RECEIVES CONGRESS' GOLD MEDAL Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell praises the Nobel laureate's 'luminous heroism,' says it

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

UK lawmakers seek moratorium on Arctic drilling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - International governments should seek a moratorium on offshore drilling in the Arctic amid concern an oil spill in the region could cause catastrophic environmental damage, British lawmakers said Thursday. The Environmental Audit Committee of

Arctic ice shrinks to all-time low; half 1980 size

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In a critical climate indicator showing an ever warming world, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year, obliterating old records. The ice cap at the North Pole measured 1.32 million square miles on Sunday.

Oil's slide continues, hits 6-week low below $92

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By JOSHUA FREEDAP Business Writer Oil prices fell on Wednesday for the third day in a row as traders realized that a recent run-up to $100 may have been overdone. Oil ended at $91.98 on Wednesday, dropping $3.31, or 3.5 percent. That was its lowest close since Aug. 3. Oil has fallen 7 percent

With Alaska's higher costs, dividends won't go far

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - This is the day Alaskans crow about to their brethren in the Lower 48, trying to make them jealous that the government gives them money to just live here. Alaskans got word Tuesday that this year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be $

Oil ends lower, under $96 a barrel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By The Associated Press The price of benchmark oil fell for a second day, dropping below $96 a barrel. On the New York Mercantile Exchange: Benchmark crude fell $1.33 to finish at $95.29 per barrel. Gasoline fell 4.43 cents to end at $2.8990 a gallon. Heating oil fell 3.63 cents to finish at $3