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Communications satellite launched into space

Communications satellite launched into space
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A new military communications satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched. The

Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders

Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The person wasn't authorized to speak publicly

UK court: Lawmaker's wife's tweet was libelous

UK court: Lawmaker's wife's tweet was libelous
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
LONDON (AP) - A tweet posted by the wife of Britain's parliamentary speaker about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous, the High Court ruled Friday. A BBC report last year led to widespread Internet chatter that falsely linked politician Alistair McAlpine to decades-old

Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal

Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the

Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy

Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week for critics of a massive, five-year farm bill that would cost

Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim

Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Two men accused of killing a high school freshman who refused to let go of his iPad were like wild animals ambushing a weak victim, a prosecutor said Thursday. Michael Samual Solid and Jacob "Jake" Dismont stood in shackles before a judge as Chief Deputy Clark County District

2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy

2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By The Associated Press Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names: WHAT NAMES ARE ON THE LIST? Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo,

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.    That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity.    A

Spokane County Sheriff's Office: Adult Male Arrested For Four McDonald's Robberies

Spokane County Sheriff's Office: Adult Male Arrested For Four McDonald's Robberies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On Thursday, May 23, 2013, Spokane County Major Crime Detective Kirk Keyser arrested 23-year-old Sean Martin for three counts of first degree robbery.  Through his investigation, Detective Keyser determined Martin was

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post