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Geithner: US economy growing despite headwinds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday that financial reforms and other actions in response to the global crisis are yielding results, helping the U.S. economy to grow at a pace better than there was reason to expect. Speaking

Alzheimer drug shows some promise in mild disease

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer BOSTON (AP) - Combined results from two studies of an experimental Alzheimer's drug suggest it might modestly slow mental decline, especially in patients with mild disease. Taken separately, the studies on the drug - Eli Lilly & Co.'s

Central figure in Miss. integration defies labels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - James Meredith is a civil-rights icon who hates the term "civil rights." It's as if civil rights were somehow set apart from - well, rights. "When it comes to my rights as an American citizen, and yours, I am a triumphalist and

Dallas suburb rattled by 3.4-magnitude quake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

DALLAS (AP) - Damage from a small earthquake and a subsequent aftershock in a suburb west of Dallas was mostly limited to cracked walls and knocked-down pictures, authorities said. The unscathed Dallas-Fort Worth airport, near the epicenter of Saturday's late-night temblor, kept up with normal

3.4 magnitude quake rattles Dallas, Texas, suburb

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

DALLAS (AP) - A small earthquake followed by an aftershock rattled a suburb west of Dallas overnight, cracking some walls and knocking down pictures, but authorities reported no serious damage and the unscathed Dallas-Fort Worth airport near the epicenter kept up normal flight operations. Emergency

Irish famine museum opening at Conn. university

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) - While he grew up in New York, John Lahey recalls, the Irish famine was almost a taboo topic. But these days, the Quinnipiac University president and former grand marshal of the New York St. Patrick's Day parade is determined to

Bank of America to pay $2.43B in settlement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Bank of America says it has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit related to its acquisition of Merrill Lynch at the height of the financial crisis. In the lawsuit, shareholders alleged that Bank of America and some of

Strong earthquake jolts Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Seismologists say a strong earthquake has jolted Alaska's sparsely populated western Aleutian islands. There are no immediate reports of injury or damage from Wednesday's earthquake. Its magnitude was initially reported as 6.9 but officials later revised that to 6.4

Apple, Samsung demand changes to $1B verdict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Neither side in a bitter patent battle is satisfied with Apple Inc.'s $1 billion jury verdict over Samsung Electronics Co. after a three-week trial this summer. Samsung wants a new trial. Apple is seeking an additional $707 million in

Apple, Samsung demand changes to $1B verdict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd