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China boosts state firms as entrepreneurs struggle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer ZHANJIANG, China (AP) - Reformers say China needs more entrepreneurs like Liu Peijian. His chain of six furniture stores employs 60 people. But Beijing's response to the deepest economic slump since the 2008 crisis is to pump money into state industry,

China premier vows to curb real estate speculation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has vowed that a recent interest rate cut aimed at stimulating economic growth will not ignite a new bout of real estate speculation that would push up housing costs, state media said Sunday. Wen, China's top economic

Students march against Mexico's election result

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 8th

By GALIA GARCIA PALAFOXAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tens of thousands of people marched in Mexico's capital on Saturday to protest Enrique Pena Nieto's apparent win in the country's presidential election, accusing his long ruling party of buying votes

Kite Knocks Out Power In Spokane Valley

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Vera Water and Power says they have completely restored power to its customers in Spokane Valley after a kite flew into a feed Saturday afternoon. Representatives with Vera Water And Power say at the peak of the outage, 1800 customers were without power. Previous Coverage:

With 'freedom' in fashion, is libertarianism back?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - To begin: This is not a story about Ron Paul. Not exactly, anyway. And yet to get where we want to go we will start at OPA!, a Greek restaurant on the edge of town where Clark County Republicans and tea

The tax man cometh to police you on health care

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama's health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2½ years, when they'll have to start providing proof on their tax

Extreme heat bakes Midwest, parts of East Coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By RON TODTAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Highways buckled in Illinois and Wisconsin, water use was cut back in Indiana and those who had power in the mid-Atlantic were urged to conserve it, but the heat gripping much of the country was only expected to worsen Saturday

Israeli draft pits secular Jews vs. ultra-Orthodox

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By ARON HELLERAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Deep in the heart of Mea Shearim, a Jerusalem bastion of hardline ultra-Orthodox Jews, hundreds of bearded young men in black suits have their noses burrowed into books, immersed in biblical study and oblivious to their

Libyans hold 1st nationwide vote in decades

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By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Jubilant Libyans chose a new parliament Saturday in their first nationwide vote in decades, but violence and protests in the restive east underscored the challenges ahead as the oil-rich North African nation struggles to

NC official probes utility merger after CEO change

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 7th

By EMERY P. DALESIOAP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The sudden decision to replace the chief executive tapped to run America's largest electric company has prompted North Carolina's attorney general and regulators to launch investigations into whether consumers