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After Sandy, lower Manhattan limps back to life

After Sandy, lower Manhattan limps back to life
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The hum of massive mobile generators, boilers and pumps emerges blocks from Manhattan's Financial District and turns into a steady din south of Wall Street - the now-familiar sound of an area laboring to recover from Superstorm Sandy. Other parts

After Sandy, lower Manhattan limps back to life

After Sandy, lower Manhattan limps back to life
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The hum of massive mobile generators, boilers and pumps emerges blocks from Manhattan's Financial District and turns into a steady din south of Wall Street - the now-familiar sound of an area laboring to recover from Superstorm Sandy. Other parts

Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest

Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By FARID HOSSAIN and JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in

Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest

Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By FARID HOSSAIN and JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in

NEWS SUMMARY: Holiday shopping has strong start

NEWS SUMMARY: Holiday shopping has strong start
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th
NEW YORK (AP) - THANKSGIVING RECORDS: A survey released by the National Retail Federation on Sunday showed that U.S. shoppers hit stores and websites at record numbers over the Thanksgiving weekend. MORE SHOPPERS: A record 247 million shoppers visited stores and websites over the four-day weekend

Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day

Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th
By MAE ANDERSONAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Americans clicked away on their computers and smartphones for deals on Cyber Monday, which is expected to be the biggest online shopping day in history. Shoppers are expected to spend $1.5 billion on Cyber Monday, up 20 percent from last year,

Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day

Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th
By MAE ANDERSONAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Americans clicked away on their computers and smartphones for deals on Cyber Monday, which is expected to be the biggest online shopping day in history. Shoppers are expected to spend $1.5 billion on Cyber Monday, up 20 percent from last year,

Thanksgiving steals sales from Black Friday

Thanksgiving steals sales from Black Friday
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th
By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last year. Saturday's report from retail technology company ShopperTrak finds

Thanksgiving steals sales from Black Friday

Thanksgiving steals sales from Black Friday
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th
By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last year. Saturday's report from retail technology company ShopperTrak finds

Quotations of the day

Quotations of the day
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th
By The Associated Press "Morsi's decision means dictatorship. He creates the law, passes the law, and oversees the law. He is the state and the state is him." - Manal Tibe, an activist who was a member of the assembly writing the new Egyptian constitution until she withdrew earlier this