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German lawmakers to study Cyprus intel report

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

BERLIN (AP) - German lawmakers say they will be allowed to review a classified intelligence report on alleged Russian money laundering in Cyprus before voting on a bailout for the country. Cyprus is negotiating with its European partners to receive rescue loans because of its stalling economy and

CVS Caremark 3Q profit up 16 pct. as sales rise

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By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer CVS Caremark Corp. said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings climbed 16 percent. The drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager posted revenue increases in both businesses, benefiting from new customers won from rivals, and raised its full-year

Upstate NY nun pleads not guilty to stealing $128K

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KENDALL, N.Y. (AP) - A 67-year-old nun has pleaded not guilty to a grand larceny charge stemming from the theft of nearly $130,000 from two Catholic Church parishes in western New York. Local media outlets report that Sister Mary Anne Rapp entered her plea Monday night in Kendall Town Court in

France to give businesses $25 billion tax break

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By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - France's government has promised €20 billion ($25 billion) in tax credits to businesses as part of a "competitiveness pact" that it hopes will spark innovation and lower unemployment - but falls short of calls in a recent report for a "shock

Asian stocks fall as US tallies presidential vote

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By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as traders watched the final hours of a tight U.S. presidential election whose conclusion would allow politicians in the world's biggest economy to refocus on issues other than the campaign. President

Strike hits Greece in bid to derail austerity plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek trade unions launched a general strike and nationwide protests on Tuesday against a new package of austerity measures, to be voted on this week, which would condemn Greece to more years of hardship in exchange for rescue loans.

Former New Orleans Saint Steve Gleason Taken To Hospital Monday Night

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

NEW ORLEANS, LA - Former New Orleans Saint Steve Gleason, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, was taken to the hospital from the Saints game against the Philadelphia Eagles Monday night according to Saints spokesman Doug Miller. Gleason became unresponsive in the first

Donation by Ariz. group called 'money laundering'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By JULIET WILLIAMSAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An Arizona nonprofit disclosed Monday that two conservative groups were behind its $11 million campaign contribution to a California organization fighting Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative, but the revelation shed little light on

112-year-old US apparel maker in Pa. to close

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press ORWIGSBURG, Pa. (AP) - One of the last U.S. apparel manufacturers of its kind is losing its shirt. FesslerUSA had survived war and depression, free trade and foreign imports, producing millions of knitted garments from its base in eastern Pennsylvania. Five

The best comic book cars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By Stephen EdelsteinProvided by Car and nerd cultures rarely intersect, but when they do, great things can happen. Superheroes with more money than powers need a way to get places fast, and the cars writers and artists have created to get them to those places have become (almost) as famous as