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For Wash. government bean-counter, a pot education

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. Now, the married, minivan-driving father of

Japan logs record $83.4B trade deficit in FY2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's trade deficit rose to a record $83.4 billion in the last fiscal year, as exports faltered and costs for imported gas and crude oil rose. Customs figures released Thursday also showed a deficit in March for the ninth month in a row, of 362.4 billion yen ($3.7 billion), down

European car sales plummet, even in solid Germany

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By COLLEEN BARRYAP Business Writer MILAN (AP) - Europe's auto market is in freefall. Once the motor for Europe's economy, the car industry has fallen victim to the region's widening recession and soaring unemployment. Carmakers have suffered 18 straight months of declining sales as

Taiwan tech industry faces up to Samsung

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By ANNIE HUANGAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese companies have long viewed tech giant Samsung as a major threat and the battle has recently appeared to tilt in favor of the South Korean rival as Taiwan's smartphone, memory chip and display panel makers suffered sagging exports.

American cancels all US flights for several hours

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - A computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all flights across the United States for several hours and stranding thousands of frustrated passengers

Spring storm bringing needed snow to Colo., Wyo.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By COLLEEN SLEVINAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A slow-moving spring storm is bringing much-needed moisture to parts of the Rockies and the Plains, but winds are raising the wildfire danger to the south. Rocky Mountain National Park has already gotten more than 2 feet of snow, and more is expected

Coca-Cola announces refranchising; profit beats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Coca-Cola reported first-quarter results on Tuesday that came in above expectations and said it struck deals to start refranchising its business in the U.S. The world's biggest beverage maker, which makes Sprite, Dasani and Powerade, had

Role reversal: GOP blasts Obama plan to sell TVA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a political role reversal, Republicans are blasting President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority, an icon of the New Deal long targeted by conservatives as an example of government overreach. Obama's

RIGHT NOW: 2 Nuke Plants Tighten Security After Boston Blasts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nuclear power plants in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have increased security after two bombs exploded in Boston on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass., and the Seabrook Station in Seabrook, N.H.,

Patenting genes: Justices tackle big health issue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting human genes in a case that could profoundly reshape the multibillion-dollar biomedical industry and U.S. research in the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian