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1 dead, 9 injured in Arizona charter bus crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) - A pickup truck going the wrong way on a rural Arizona interstate struck a charter bus head-on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring nine others, authorities said. The pickup truck burst into flames, and the driver was declared dead

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By The Associated Press ___ HP claims fraud prompted $5 billion overpayment for company NEW YORK (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that it's the victim of a multi-billion dollar fraud at the hands of a British company it bought last year that lied about its finances. HP CEO Meg

SC gov. admits hacking errors; revenue chief quits

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By SEANNA ADCOXAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - State officials did not do enough to prevent a cyber-attack at South Carolina's tax collection agency that exposed the personal data of nearly 4 million individual filers and 700,000 businesses, Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday. Haley also

McCain welcomes new fighter jet squadron

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By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Sen. John McCain on Tuesday welcomed the Marine Corps' first squadron of pilots who are being called upon to fly the branch's version of the next-generation F-35 fighter jet out of its long and troubled testing phase. McCain spoke at a

FIVE Eagles Selected to First Team All-Big Sky

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by EWU Athletics Returning to his 2010 form after a pair of injuries sidelined him a year ago, junior wide receiver Brandon Kaufman headlines a group of 22 Eastern Washington University football players who have been selected to the All-Big Sky Conference team as selected by the league's head

News Summary: Consumer group sees toy dangers

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By The Associated Press TOYING WITH TROUBLE: In its annual "Trouble in Toyland" report, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group examined more than 200 toys at major retailers and dollar stores and found about a dozen that could be dangerous to children. NAUGHTY, NOT NICE: A Dora the Explorer

News Summary: Feds probe BMW motorcycles

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DETROIT (AP) - THE MODELS: About 24,000 BMW R-Series motorcycles from the 2005 through 2008 model years. THE PROBLEM: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating fuel leaks. The housing around the fuel pump can crack and leak gasoline. The agency has received 28

PIRG warns of toy dangers but finds fewer of them

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By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Toys are safer than ever before, consumer advocates say, but parents should remain vigilant in keeping their little ones away from powerful magnets and small items that can easily cause choking. "The main trend that we saw this year was that

Ex-hedge fund trader charged in $276M insider ploy

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By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A former hedge fund portfolio manager was arrested Tuesday in what prosecutors called perhaps the most lucrative insider trading scheme of all time - an arrangement to obtain secret, advance results of tests on an experimental Alzheimer's

Ex-hedge fund trader charged in $276M insider ploy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th