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Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. The first of the funerals, for

Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded. Lenovo said it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31.

Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

Japan gyrations underline economy's vulnerability

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of stagnation. Interest rates, or

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota

Survey shows China manufacturing contracting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing. HSBC Corp. said Thursday the preliminary version of its monthly purchasing managers index fell to a seven-

37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. A grand jury indictment accuses Matthew Ryan Buquet, 37, of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge

WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists asked a federal judge Wednesday to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified document to the WikiLeaks website.

In Arias trial, TV cameras never far behind

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The Jodi Arias trial had all the ingredients of a circus the minute it started: sex and violence, a defendant more than willing to seek the spotlight, a judge who extended leniency in allowing lengthy testimony and cameras in

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon