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Toyota recalls pickups; spare tires can come loose

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - Toyota is recalling about 150,000 Tacoma midsize pickups because the spare tires can fall from beneath the trucks. The recalled trucks from the 2001 to 2004 model years were sold or registered in 20 cold-weather states and Washington, D.C. It's the

Eco hybrid is most fuel-efficient Malibu ever

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ANN M. JOBFor The Associated Press The family-size, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco hybrid sedan is the most fuel efficient Malibu ever, with a combined city/highway federal government mileage rating of 29 miles per gallon. This is 11.5 percent higher than the combined mileage of any non-hybrid

Sandy victims prepare for subdued Thanksgiving

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The things that Marge Gatti once cherished are lying on what's left of her deck, spattered in mud, like a yard sale gone awry. The white fur coat she bought for $80 at an auction. Family videos. A peach-colored glass creamer from England. Books

Mom of girl shot on Fla. school bus seeks answers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Family members of a 13-year-old Florida girl fatally shot while riding a school bus with her younger sister say they forgive the boy who allegedly did it, but the victim's mother insisted Wednesday that he also "has to pay for what he did." A 15

Expert sees a gathering storm for top fund manager

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The arrest of a former hedge fund portfolio manager in what prosecutors are calling one of the most lucrative insider trading schemes ever indicates that prosecutors may be setting their sights higher - toward a wealthy business leader the

Expert sees a gathering storm for top fund manager

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

Cease-fire begins between Israel and Hamas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

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