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Geithner: Ready to go over 'cliff' if necessary

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that the Obama administration is "absolutely" ready for the U.S. economy to go over the "fiscal cliff" rather than accept a budget deal that doesn't include higher tax rates for

Geithner: Ready to go over 'cliff' if necessary

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that the Obama administration is "absolutely" ready for the economy to go over the "fiscal cliff" rather than accept a budget deal that doesn't include higher tax rates for top

Fire damages 12 homes on NJ shore hit by storm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By BY WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) - Since Superstorm Sandy smashed the Jersey shore, owners of flood-damaged homes up and down the coast feared something else might happen to their properties, sitting vacant and largely unwatched. Those fears came true for a dozen

DHS grant spending questioned amid budget woes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department paid for an underwater robot in a Midwest city with no major rivers or lakes nearby, a hog catcher in rural Texas and a fish tank in a small Texas town, according to a new congressional report

Woman killed after car, motorized wheelchair bump

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By CHRISTINA ALMEIDA and JEFF MARTINAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - An elderly man opened fire on a woman after her car came into contact with his motorized wheelchair at a central Georgia service station, authorities said Wednesday. She died shortly afterward at a hospital despite the

Review: Sand, surf, blood in thrilling 'Far Cry 3'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By DIRK LAMMERSAssociated Press The travel brochure that enticed Jason Brody and his friends to book their spring break-style trip to the Rook Islands probably left out the pillaging pirates, aggressive bull sharks and lunging leopards. The picturesque setting of "Far Cry 3" (Ubisoft, for

Home Improvement's Taran Noah Smith convicted of DUI and drug possession

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By Robyn Ross, Home Improvement alum Taran Noah Smith has been convicted of DUI and drug possession, TMZ reports.

Home Depot Coffee Mug Recalled For Fire Hazard

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

NBCNEWS.COM - It isn't very often a ceramic coffee mug is recalled, but "Homer's All-Purpose Bucket" mug sold at The Home Depot since October could pose a fire hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that the mug may not be "microwave safe" as claimed. The

Report: Suspect in fatal China fire angry over pay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese state media quoted a former worker as saying he set the fire that killed 14 young women at a Chinese undergarment factory because he was angry about less than $500 in unpaid wages. The suspect, Liu Shuangyun, told the Guangdong TV broadcaster in a jailhouse interview

Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices. Amazon.com Inc. announced Wednesday that the Kindle FreeTime Unlimited service will