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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US

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By SONIA PEREZ DIAZAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. The former president was taken from a military hospital

Police Searching For Suspect Of Another Armed Robbery In North Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Late Thursday evening police responded to an armed robbery at the Zip Trip on Madison and Wellesley in North Spokane. A man walked into the Zip Trip, ordered everyone to the ground and demanded cash. He got away with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is described as a

Police Searching For Suspect Of Another Armed Robbery In North Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

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By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's scalping about 1,000 tickets from each show to make up for the cheaper regular price. "I'm in the scalping

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

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By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats. The Hops for Heroes project began in 2011 as a collaboration between Center of the Universe Brewing Co.

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime - baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the

France won't force companies to cap executive pay

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By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced Friday that the government no longer plans to

World stocks lower after big sell-off

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By NATALIYA VASILYEVAAP Business Writer MOSCOW (AP) - World stocks edged lower on Friday, a day after markets around the world dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei, which had led the previous