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Nev. brothel owner rides to victory in county race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By MARTIN GRIFFITHAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) - Lance Gilman is a thriving businessman with dozens of employees. That those workers include a good many prostitutes didn't faze the people of a rural Nevada county who recently elected him as a Storey County commissioner by a wide margin

ING in new deal with EU over state aid, punishment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

AMSTERDAM (AP) - ING Groep NV has agreed a deal with European regulators on when it will repay the remaining €3 billion ($3.8 billion) it still owes in state aid. The bank, which fell foul of EU laws when it was bailed out by the Dutch state in 2008, says it will repay the money, plus a 50 percent

SAS avoids bankruptcy after unions approve plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By JAN M. OLSENAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Scandinavia's flagship airline SAS averted imminent bankruptcy on Monday after all eight unions signed new collective agreements that will see jobs, salaries and pensions cut in the hope of restoring the company's

Kremlin critics: Stop ads on pro-Putin TV channel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By MANSUR MIROVALEVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Russian opposition and human rights groups on Monday urged Western consumer products giants to stop "financing politically motivated persecution" by advertising on a Kremlin-friendly TV network known for its biased coverage of government critics

China's economy recovering but torrid growth over

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Zhang Hanzhong, who supplies locks for auto manufacturers, is part of a swath of China's economy that is lagging in a two-speed recovery. Business for retailers, hotels, photo studios and other service industries is picking up as China limps

NY let whitewater guide keep license amid charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York kept the owner of Hudson River Rafting Co. on its list of 2,500 licensed outdoor guides, despite two charges against him of reckless endangerment and a dozen other tickets citing his guides with unlicensed whitewater trips over

US budget hopes boost Asia stocks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stocks rose Tuesday as investors gained confidence that President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress will reach a budget deal to avert a package of tax hikes and spending cuts that could throw the world's No. 1 economy into recession

Cyprus says banking sector talks with troika done

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - A spokeswoman for Cyprus' central bank says talks with potential creditors on fixing the country's troubled banking sector have wrapped up, signaling progress in ongoing bailout negotiations. Aliki Stylianou said Sunday the development puts banks on track to regaining

Battle over coastal Xmas display goes to LA court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities. The atheist's anti-God message alongside a life-sized nativity display in a park overlooking the beach ignited a

Mont. tribe seeks to turn corner in its history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BILLIINGS, Mont. (AP) - Montana's Little Shell tribe appeared poised to fade from history in recent years after it was denied federal government recognition, lost its financial support from the state and saw its elected leadership splinter. But the past year