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City Council Considers New Budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane City Council has some major decisions to make at next week's meeting. Among them, what to do about a $10 million dollar budget shortfall. Mayor David Condon announced his plan to get Spokane back in the black this October. The theme of his budget is affordability,

City Council Considers New Budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

City Council Considers New Budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 7th

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By The Associated Press ___ Apple to produce line of Macs in the US next year Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will move production of one of its existing lines of Mac computers to the U.S. next year. Industry watchers said the announcement is both a cunning public-relations move and a

Egypt crisis tests opposition ahead of key votes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's latest political crisis over a disputed constitution is posing a difficult test for the mostly secular opposition: Can it maintain its new-found unity and achieve anything beyond bringing large crowds out into the streets to protest?

News Summary: Middle East warms to solar energy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By The Associated Press IN THE SHADOWS: With its vast deserts and long stretches of sunny days, the Middle East would seem to be an ideal place to harness solar energy. But until now, the region has largely shunned solar because it has cost about three times more than heavily-subsidized

Report: Calif. stem cell agency needs overhaul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - California has transformed into a major player in stem cell research, but the taxpayer-funded institute responsible has "significant deficiencies" in how research dollars are distributed, experts said Thursday. A report by the Institute of

Correction: Gang Indictment story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Dec. 6 about a racketeering indictment against dozens of alleged gang members, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of defendant Vianna Roman as 23. She is 37 years old. A corrected version of the story is below: Feds: Imprisoned murderer ran gang network

Mayor: NYC working on storm, climate prep

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The city will work on upgrading building codes and evacuation-zone maps, hardening power and transportation networks and making sure hospitals are better prepared for extreme weather after Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said

Starbucks promises to pay more UK tax

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

LONDON (AP) - Starbucks bowed to mounting pressure over its tax affairs in Britain and revealed Thursday that it would pay about 10 million pounds ($16 million) in each of the next two years. Having been slammed by the country's lawmakers of "immorally" avoiding tax, Starbucks' U.K.