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US stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms

US stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms
By CHRISTINA REXRODE and DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writers U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged Monday, after a day of uneven trading plagued by investors' fears about the approaching "fiscal cliff." The Dow Jones industrial average finished down 0.31 point at 12,815.08, according to data

British medical journal slams Roche on Tamiflu

British medical journal slams Roche on Tamiflu
By MARIA CHENGAP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) - A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu. The drug has been stockpiled by dozens of governments worldwide in case of a

Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt

Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt
By JUERGEN BAETZ and SARAH DiLORENZOAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Greece's international creditors are proposing giving the country two more years to reform its economy, but European finance ministers were split Monday over how to put together a comprehensive deal to help Athens dig out

Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt

Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt
By JUERGEN BAETZ and SARAH DiLORENZOAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Greece's international creditors are proposing giving the country two more years to reform its economy, but European finance ministers were split Monday over how to put together a comprehensive deal to help Athens dig out

New Orleans streetcar line to get Super Bowl debut

New Orleans streetcar line to get Super Bowl debut
By CAIN BURDEAUAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With the Super Bowl less than three months away, New Orleans is rushing to lay streetcar tracks through one of its busiest corridors to connect by trolley the Louisiana Superdome and the French Quarter. The Big Easy - which will be the site of

SAS slashes jobs, pay in 'final call' savings plan

SAS slashes jobs, pay in 'final call' savings plan
By JAN M. OLSENAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Scandinavia's tri-nation airline SAS AB plans to cut 6,000 jobs - 40 percent of its work force - through asset sales and layoffs while reducing pensions and salaries for remaining staff in a plan the CEO called the "final call" for

Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget

Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality - fewer dollars. The election accelerated an

Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget

Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality - fewer dollars. The election accelerated an

UPDATE: Man Shot By Woman Following Robbery; Suspect Still On The Loose

UPDATE: Man Shot By Woman Following Robbery; Suspect Still On The Loose
UPDATED FROM PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEPT: Spokane County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a robbery and shooting that occurred Sunday November 11th in the Spokane Valley.   This incident was reported by the male victim who called Spokane County 911 around

UPDATE: Suspect In Armed Robbery Arrested

UPDATE: Suspect In Armed Robbery Arrested
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department's Patrol Anti Crime Team arrested Crystal Abad Saturday night. She was wanted for 1st Armed Robbery in the County, for allegedly shooting her ex boyfriend. UPDATED FROM PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEPT: Spokane County Sheriff