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Dillard's pays $2M to settle discrimination claims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Department store chain Dillard's Inc. is paying $2 million to settle charges that it illegally required workers who took sick leave to reveal confidential medical information. The settlement, announced Tuesday by the Equal Employment Opportunity

Standard & Poor's hikes Greek rating by 6 notches

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Standard & Poor's ratings agency on Tuesday upgraded Greece's credit grade by 6 notches, yanking the debt-heavy country out of default but still keeping its devalued bonds in junk status. The agency said the upgrade to B- - the

Petraeus mistress won't face cyberstalking charge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has decided not to charge David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, with cyberstalking as part of its investigation into an email scandal that led to the resignation of the CIA director and storied general.

Opaque Instagram ad policy change riles users

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

NEW YORK (AP) - Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service that Facebook bought this year, is the target of a storm of outrage on Twitter and other sites after a change in its user agreement hinted that it might use shared photos in ads. It's not clear that anything substantive has changed in

First groups get invitations to inaugural parade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Spouses of those serving in the armed forces, military and civilian colleges, gay musicians, service dogs trainers and a drill team from President Barack Obama's hometown are among the diverse groups that were invited Tuesday to participate in

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, "Stack the States," gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

2012: A year of turbulence and altered landscapes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By JUSTIN POPEAssociated Press It was a year of storms, of raging winds and rising waters, but also broader turbulence that strained our moorings. Our atmosphere, our politics, our economy - rarely in memory have they seemed in such constant agitation. Our emotions, too. In the year's final

Mistrial declared in case of watchdog group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of a watchdog group accused of violating federal law when it shared a whistle-blower settlement with a government economist 14 years ago. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly made