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Court backs student in textbook copyright case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that textbooks and other goods made and sold abroad can be re-sold online and in discount stores without violating U.S. copyright law. The outcome was a huge relief to eBay, Costco and other businesses that trade in

Nuclear industry plans rescue wagon for disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

By By RAY HENRYAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - If disaster strikes a nuclear power plant in the U.S., the utility industry wants the ability to fly in heavy-duty equipment that could avert a meltdown. That capability is part of a larger industry plan being developed to meet new rules that

Geologists find East Coast quakes travel farther

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Data from the 2011 earthquake centered in Virginia shows East Coast tremors can travel much farther and cause damage over larger areas than previously thought, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday. The agency estimated about one-

Earthquake in Maine rattles New England states

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By DAVID SHARP and LISA RATHKEAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The earthquake that rattled southern Maine was felt in New England states as far away as Connecticut, but caused no apparent damage or injuries. Patrons of a pizza parlor near the epicenter of Tuesday's quake didn't

Brother of Zetas cartel leaders held in Texas jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man accused in an alleged scheme to buy and train racehorses to benefit the Zetas drug cartel was ordered detained Tuesday in Texas after a judge suggested he might flee to Mexico if released. Jose Trevino Morales, the brother of two

Feds: Horse operation was a front for cartel cash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA and TIM TALLEYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - In the stables at a prominent quarter horse track in New Mexico, workers quietly nicknamed Jose Trevino Morales's stables as the "Zetas' stables" and say they often saw people show up with bags of