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News Summary: iPhone maker faces labor complaints

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By The Associated Press THE COMPLAINT: China Labor Watch says the Chinese company that manufactures Apple's iPhone, Foxconn, employed students aged 16 to 18 in its factories. It cited employees as saying some wanted to leave but were compelled by their schools to stay. THE RESPONSE: Foxconn

McDonald's new menu item: Calorie counts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain's burgers and fries. The world's biggest hamburger chain said Wednesday that it will post calorie information on

iPhone manufacturer faces labor complaints

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

BEIJING (AP) - The company that manufactures Apple's iPhones has responded to an accusation that vocational students are forced to work in its Chinese factories by saying Wednesday its agreement with their schools allows them to leave. China Labor Watch, a Hong Kong group, said this week that

A look at the consumer protection agency's powers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By The Associated Press The government's new consumer protection cop has sent out more than 100 subpoenas to financial companies springing from dozens of separate probes. That's just one part of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's head-on push to clamp down on financial

Prison seminary program expands in California

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press NORCO, Calif. (AP) - Robert Ross' mother died while he was in prison for robbing a bank and he hasn't seen his 12-year-old son since the boy was in diapers. For all that he has lost, however, Ross says he found something far greater behind bars thanks

White House Big Dig ending, but what comes next?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MARK S. SMITHAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House Big Dig is finally wrapping up, but the Big Reveal is proving to be a pretty big letdown. After nearly two years and $86 million worth of noisy and disruptive construction, the West Wing has emerged from its visual seclusion

Giant Claw Clears Debris From Monroe Street Dam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

Giant Claw Clears Debris From Monroe Street Dam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

British schools put cameras in bathrooms, lockers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - At the King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, teens who go to the loo are never really alone - video cameras are inside all 12 bathrooms. Citing findings gathered via freedom-of-information requests, privacy activists Wednesday identified King Ecgbert

Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - In case you haven't heard by now, Apple is unveiling its latest iPhone on Wednesday. That leaves the question: What should you do with your old one? The new phones will join some 244 million iPhones sold since the first one launched in