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US bank earnings up 6.6 pct., most in 6 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. banks earned more from July through September than in any other quarter over the past six years. The increase is further evidence that the industry is strengthening four years after the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Deposit

Somalia property boom forces refugees onto street

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By By ABDI GULEDAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - In parts of Somalia's capital, rubble-strewn lots that once served as sniper positions have been rebuilt into well-maintained homes, hotels and shopping plazas. Housing prices have doubled, or even gone up ten-fold. More than a year

US reacts with joy to royal baby news

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By By GREGORY KATZAssociated Press WESTPORT, Connecticut (AP) - An heir to the British throne is on the way - and Americans may be as enthralled as the Brits. This former colony has been riveted by the royal news that the former Kate Middleton is pregnant - perhaps as much as Britain, where

Germany, France at odds over EU banking supervisor

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By By RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union countries are dragging themselves to a year-end summit with a heavy load of unfinished business aimed at shoring up confidence in the region in the wake of the three-year financial crisis. The 27 finance ministers remained split

Spain's jobless near 5 million as banks await cash

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By By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating and its struggling banks await crucial bailout cash. Spain's Labor Ministry said Tuesday

Japan tunnel disaster shows aging of public works

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By By ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - The deadly collapse last weekend of hundreds of concrete ceiling slabs in a tunnel outside Tokyo is raising calls for more spending on Japan's aging infrastructure, but the country might simply not have the money. Nine people were killed

After Sandy, NYC pins housing hope on repairs

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By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Facing Superstorm Sandy's daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation's largest city, officials have put much of their hopes and hundreds of millions of dollars into jump-starting repairs to make homes livable. Federal

Low Tire Pressure? New Sensors Could Cost More Than You Bargained For

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

SPOKANE, Wash. - If you have a new car or truck and plan to buy tires soon, it could cost you more than you bargained for. Instead of dropping $500 to $600 for new snow tires, you could spend closer to $900. And it's all because of the government. The federal government has mandated

Low Tire Pressure? New Sensors Could Cost More Than You Bargained For

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FBI Requesting Public's Help In Possibly Identifying More Victims Of Suspected Serial Killer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

COLVILLE, Wash - Suspected serial killer Israel Keyes apparently kept a low profile when he lived in the Colville area in the mid 90's. When KHQ contacted Colville Police and the Stevens County Sheriff's Office, neither department remembered having run-ins with him.