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Exhibit: Ordinary stuff used for extraordinary

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By BRUCE SCHREINERAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - At first glance, a new museum exhibit in Kentucky seems to be an assortment of ordinary stuff: a hammer, shoes, scientific instruments. On closer inspection, these unassuming items achieved the extraordinary. The collection at Western

THE RACE: Dynamics of presidential contest shifted

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By TOM RAUMAssociated Press This year, the "October Surprise" that sometimes erupts late in presidential cycles came a month early. Attacks on American diplomatic outposts in countries swept up in the Arab Spring are changing the dynamics of the contest between President Barack Obama and

Text of the Federal Reserve's statement Thursday

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Below is the statement the Fed released Thursday after its policy meeting: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months. Growth in employment has been slow,

Signet Jewelers jump on by rating

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By The Associated Press Shares of Signet Jewelers Ltd. jumped in trading Thursday after a Citi analyst initiated coverage of the retailer with a buy rating. THE SPARK: Citi Research analyst Oliver Chen initiated coverage of the jeweler with a buy rating and $60 target price. The analyst said he

News Summary: Brand new laptop has malware

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By The Associated Press THE INITIAL PROBE: A team of Microsoft researchers in China were investigating the sale of counterfeit software. WHAT THEY FOUND INSTEAD: They bought a laptop that was supposedly in pristine, super-fast, direct-from-the-factory condition. Instead, they say, it had

Nordstrom to expand into Canada

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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc. is heading to Canada, starting in the fall of 2014, its first move outside the U.S. The announcement, made at a press conference Thursday in Toronto, comes as a slew of other retailers flock

Ex-Stanford exec gets 3 years for $7B swindle

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By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A top executive in the now-defunct empire of disgraced Texas financier R. Allen Stanford was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for her role in helping the once jet-setting businessman bilk investors out of more than $7 billion in one of

Teacher evaluations at center of Chicago strike

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By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Educators in Los Angeles just signed a new deal with the city's school district. So, too, did teachers in Boston. Both require performance evaluations based in part on how well students succeed, a system that's making its debut in

Review: Wii goes out quietly with 'Last Story'

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By LOU KESTENAssociated Press The Wii created a bona fide frenzy when it was launched six years ago. Now, most Wiis are gathering dust on back shelves, if they haven't been unplugged and thrown away. As Nintendo gears up for the holiday release of the Wii's successor, the Wii U, new

Nation says goodbye to moonwalker Neil Armstrong

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By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap onto the moon. The pioneers of space, the powerful of the capital and the everyday public crowded into the Washington National Cathedral for a public