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Unease about Germany's unchecked gold reserves

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By JUERGEN BAETZThe Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - Germany's central bank has failed to properly oversee the country's massive gold reserves, which have been stored abroad since the Cold War in case of a Soviet invasion, independent auditors say. The central bank must renegotiate its

Retirement worries grow; 30-somethings most uneasy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By HOPE YENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Younger Americans in their late 30s are now the group most likely to doubt they will be financially secure after retirement, a major shift from three years ago when baby boomers nearing retirement age expressed the greatest worry. The survey

THE RACE: After final debate, a mad rush to home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press After Monday's final debate, just two weeks remain. Expect President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to supercharge their ground games in a last-ditch effort to close the deal with voters. Tightening polls suggest neither one has been able to

Iraq's Kurds pledge to raise oil exports in 2013

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Kurdish government says it has agreed to increase oil exports from its self-rule territory to 250,000 barrels a day next year in a sign that relations with Baghdad are improving following a standoff over disputed oil payments. The regional Kurdish government says the

Cablevision climbs on upgrade, price target hike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Cablevision Systems Corp. hit a 52-week high on Monday after one analyst upgraded the cable company and another raised his price target, predicting further stock price gains due to improving finances in 2013 THE SPARK: Canaccord analyst Thomas Eagan upgraded Cablevision to

Longtime Indian activist Russell Means dies at 72

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By DIRK LAMMERS and KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Russell Means spent a lifetime as a modern American Indian warrior. He railed against broken treaties, fought for the return of stolen land and even took up arms against the federal government. A onetime leader of the

Without buyer, Dominion to close Wis. power plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday that it plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. It would be the first such closure since 1998,

Romney blimp makes emergency landing in South Fla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - High winds forced a blimp-like aircraft carrying an advertisement for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to make an emergency landing in South Florida. Davie police say the two people aboard the aircraft got out safely when it landed in a neighborhood around 7:10 p.m.

Ex-Gov. Spitzer talks politics in NY's capital

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer talked about politics during his first public appearance in New York's capital since a prostitution scandal forced him from office in 2008. Spitzer told a public radio fundraiser Sunday that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should run for

Dozens injured when floor collapses at Fla. party

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Rescue workers and police found a scene of total chaos after the floor of a second-floor apartment collapsed under a late-night party in Tallahassee, Fla. The Tallahassee Democrat (http://on.tdo.com/RPgk0o ) reports investigators still don't know what caused the floor