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Giants beat Tigers 2-0, take 3-0 lead in WS

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By MIKE FITZPATRICKAP Sports Writer That's it. The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0 for the second consecutive game in this World Series. On the strength of nearly flawless pitching, San Francisco has a 3-0 lead and can wrap up a four-game sweep for its second championship in three years

Amid bumper crop, families could get PB&J break

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By GREG SCHREIERAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Choosy moms and dads may be packing more PB&J in lunches this winter, when the cost of a jar of Jif or Skippy is expected to fall even as other grocery prices rise. Peanut butter prices soared last year after a drought and high heat in the

Oil ends slightly higher, around $86 a barrel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It wasn't a convincing move higher, but oil managed to rise Thursday for the first time in six days. Benchmark oil gained 32 cents to finish at $86.05 a barrel in New York. The price had dropped $6.37 a barrel, or 7 percent, over the previous five

News Summary: Zynga posts 3Q loss, shares jump

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By The Associated Press BREATH OF RELIEF: Battered shares of Zynga Inc. soared in after-hours trading Wednesday after the social gaming company posted stronger-than-expected revenue for the third quarter and said it will enter the gambling business. GAMBLING BET: Zynga said it signed a deal to

Teen arrested in Colorado girl's abduction, death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - A teenager who lived just a mile from a 10-year-old Colorado girl who was abducted and killed earlier this month has been arrested in her death, along with a May attack on a runner, authorities said Wednesday. Police in the Denver

Gas gets cheaper, but still isn't cheap

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Gasoline across the U.S. is cheaper after a week of rapid price declines. But it still isn't cheap. The national average for a gallon of gas has dropped 13 cents in the past week to $3.625. That's the biggest weekly decline since the 7-day period

WHY IT MATTERS: Global warming

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer The issue: People love to talk about the weather, especially when it's strange like the mercifully ended summer of 2012. This year the nation's weather has been hotter and more extreme than ever, federal records show. Yet there are two people who aren

WHY IT MATTERS: Debt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press The issue: A sea of red ink is confronting the nation and presidents to come. The budget deficit - the shortfall created when the government spends more in a given year than it collects in taxes and fees- topped $1 trillion for the fourth straight time in the budget

WHY IT MATTERS: Europe's Economic Crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By PAUL WISEMANAP Economics Writer The issue: Europe is struggling to control a debt crisis, save the euro currency and stop a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis that sent the world spinning into recession. The continent's troubles are the No. 1 threat to the fragile U.S. economy. If the

Groups win challenge to gene-altered crops

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge sided on Tuesday with environmental groups that challenged the planting of genetically-modified crops on National Wildlife Refuges in the South. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg rejected the federal government's