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Retailers report weak sales gains for November

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Black Friday was no match for Superstorm Sandy. Major retailers from Target to Macy's reported weak November sales as the strong start to the holiday shopping season - including a good showing on the day after Thanksgiving - wasn

UK judge issues damning press verdict

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By By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Britain's unruly newspapers should be regulated by an independent body dominated by non-journalists with the power to levy steep fines, a judge said Thursday in a report that pleased victims of tabloid intrusion but left editors worrying

UK judge issues damning press verdict

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Mo. Powerball winner verified; Ariz.'s a mystery

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By By MARIA SUDEKUM and BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Lottery officials on Thursday verified one of two tickets that matched all six numbers to split a record $588 million Powerball jackpot, but that ticket holder - and another in Arizona - remained a mystery, even

Residents battle high water in South Dakota town

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By By DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) - Standing along a South Dakota waterfront shored up with boulders, Kevin Jens peered at the placid lake and reminisced about a road that led to a popular place to fish and picnic nearby but now lies underwater after being swallowed up by

What we know about Superstorm Sandy a month later

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By By The Associated Press Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast a month ago Thursday after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the storm's scope has come into sharper focus. DEATHS Sandy killed at least 125 people in the United States. That includes

Email privacy legislation clears Senate committee

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By By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they can review a person's emails or other electronic

Oil rises on hopes of avoiding 'fiscal cliff'

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NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil rose Thursday on optimism that a deal to avert a so-called fiscal cliff will be reached before year's end and encouraging economic news. Negotiations still have a long way to go before a budget deal is reached. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with

Spokane Deputies: Not Sure How ID Thieves Victimized 300 People

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SPOKANE, Wash. - One month after a multi-agency task force raided five homes in what's been called the most extensive identity theft ring in Spokane, investigators are still no closer to finding out exactly how the thieves obtained victims' personal information. Spokane County Sheriff's

Spokane Deputies: Not Sure How ID Thieves Victimized 300 People

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th