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WWE fiercely defends itself in Conn. Senate race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By SUSAN HAIGHAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The wresting empire that U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon once ran is removing raunchy footage of wrestling performers from the Internet to keep it from being used by Democrats in the state's tightening race. "It's being presented

Southwest needs power lines to become solar hub

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Pick any stretch of road slicing through the American Southwest. The sun beats down on the asphalt like nowhere else and heat waves distort the landscape. It's here, in these open expanses, that experts say is a massive

Southwest needs power lines to become solar hub

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

What Romney told donors at private fundraiser

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney was secretly recorded at a May fundraiser in Boca Raton, Fla., making remarks about Americans who rely on government help, Palestinians and other topics. The video was posted late Monday afternoon on the website of Mother Jones magazine. Here are some

Group: More than half in 39 states will be obese

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By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese. Mississippi is expected to retain

Alpha closing 8 mines, cutting 1,200 jobs in all

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By VICKI SMITHAssociated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources said Tuesday it was cutting production by 16 million tons and eliminating 1,200 jobs companywide, laying off 400 workers immediately by closing mines in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The

Shell's safety system problems plague Arctic plans

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By DAN JOLINGAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Safety equipment that Shell Oil volunteered to put into place for drilling off the coast of Alaska is complicating the company's quest to reach oil-bearing rock during the short open-water drilling season this year. Royal Dutch Shell

Obama jabs at Romney over his '47 percent' remarks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By JIM KUHNHENN and KEN THOMASAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night the occupant of the Oval Office must "work for everyone, not just for some," jabbing back at Mitt Romney's jarring statement that as a candidate, he doesn't worry about the

Obama jabs at Romney over his '47 percent' remarks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

Correction: Jason Puracal-Nicaragua story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Sept. 17 about a U.S. man imprisoned in Nicaragua (topic), The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of a police raid as Nov. 11, 2012. It occurred on Nov. 11, 2010. A corrected version of the story is below: US man freed from Nicaragua jail back with family AP