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Miss. says no thanks to Medicaid expansion dollars

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease and more than 1 in 7 residents without insurance. And so you might think Mississippi

Akzo Nobel reports $3.11B loss in third quarter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By TOBY STERLINGAP Business Writer AMSTERDAM (AP) - With its new CEO on an extended sick leave, Dutch chemicals conglomerate Akzo Nobel NV reported Thursdsay a €2.37 billion ($3.11 billion) loss in the third quarter after taking a massive impairment charge on its home paints business. The net

Grant County Resident Dies From Hantavirus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. - On October 2, 2012 The Grant County Health District (GCHD) received confirmation from the Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory (DOH) that the death of a Grant County woman was likely caused by the Hantavirus. The woman was hospitalized and died in

Grant County Resident Dies From Hantavirus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

Coach quits in Maine Zumba prostitution scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - A long-time high school hockey coach whose name appeared on a list of men accused of paying a local Zumba fitness instructor for sex has stepped down, the first known job loss associated with the scandal. Kennebunk High School coach Donald Hill told school officials he

Dirty shoes? How did steroids get contaminated?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Was it some moldy ceiling tiles? The dusty shoes of a careless employee? Or did the contamination ride in on one of the ingredients? There are lots of ways fungus could have gotten inside the Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose steroid

Manning's 3 TD passes spur Broncos' comeback

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By BERNIE WILSONAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) - Down 24-0 at halftime, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos reveled after one of the biggest comebacks in NFL regular-season history. On the flip side, the San Diego Chargers were saddled with an enormous collapse. Manning threw three touchdown

Manning's 3 TD passes spur Broncos' comeback

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By BERNIE WILSONAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) - It took a quarterback of Peyton Manning's caliber to pull off this kind of comeback. After the Denver Broncos slogged through a nightmare of a first half, Manning showed that he's still one of the NFL's best. Manning threw three

Minn. man had frequent calls with Somali travelers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man accused of helping supply fighters to a terror group in Somalia started laughing during questioning last year when authorities played recordings of phone calls in which he spoke about al-Shabab, then later told an interpreter: "

At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By KATE BRUMBACKAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at