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In Calif., more Latinos among strawberry growers.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 14th

By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Alejandro Ramirez was 15 when he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to work alongside his father and brother in California's strawberry fields. He spent 12 years toiling for a large grower, living with his wife and child in a garage,

AP NewsBreak: Feds OK Fla. access to citizens list

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By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens. The agreement, made in a letter to Florida

Obama spending on attack ads soars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 14th

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign has spent nearly $100 million on television commercials in selected battleground states so far, unleashing a sustained early barrage designed to create lasting, negative impressions of Republican Mitt

Is it just the economy? Other issues may play role

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By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - As the economy colors and polarizes voters' attitudes, the Election Day outcome for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney may be decided on the margins by narrower issues that energize small but crucial slivers of the

Hurricane Fabio strengthens in Pacific, no threat

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MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Hurricane Fabio will likely strengthen before weakening as it moves through the Pacific but that it won't threaten land. The National Weather Service in Miami says Fabio has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (145 kph) and is about 530 miles (853 kilometers)

Unrelenting Obama jabs at Romney's job record

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By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press CLIFTON, Va. (AP) - An unrelenting President Barack Obama jabbed at Mitt Romney's record with a private equity firm in an ad Saturday that aimed to keep his rival on the defensive just as the Republican challenger's campaign hoped to take advantage of poor

Developers pull plans for New Mexico ghost town

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By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The company behind plans to build a scientific ghost town says it is pulling out of a deal to develop the make-believe city near Hobbs. Pegasus Global Holdings in May announced with much fanfare its selection of a 15-square mile site in

Feds spend millions on immediate post-fire effects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Nearly $25 million has already been spent to prepare for the immediate aftermath of this year's wildfires, putting the U.S. Forest Service on track for another possible record year of spending on burned-area recovery efforts. So

Weekly US oil, gas rig count down by 12 to 1,953

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is down by 12 this week to 1,953. Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 1,427 rigs were exploring for oil and 522 for gas. Four were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago

Jury: Man killed wife, girl over paternity results

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A jury convicted a man Friday of murdering his wife and her 6-year-old daughter in California after a paternity test revealed the child was not his. The Riverside County jury found Michael Barbar, 55, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Maysam