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LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order

LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of

Deen says she used slur but doesn't tolerate hate

Deen says she used slur but doesn't tolerate hate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By RUSS BYNUMAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice. The 66-year-old Food Network star and Savannah restaurant owner

Here’s how to ask the NSA for your records (but don’t hold your breath)

Here’s how to ask the NSA for your records (but don’t hold your breath)
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By Kate Knibbs Provided by After the PRISM leak, you probably want to know exactly what the NSA has on file about you. And here's some good news amid all the are-we-living-in-a-surveillance-state hand-wringing: Civil rights advocate Jonathan Corbett put together a website called My NSA

Turkish official approves 'standing man' protest

Turkish official approves 'standing man' protest
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's deputy prime minister gave a nod of approval on Wednesday to a new form of peaceful resistance that is spreading through Turkey. Although police dispersed pockets of protesters who set up barricades in two Turkish cities overnight,

Netflix to expand to Netherlands later this year

Netflix to expand to Netherlands later this year
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) - Netflix is going Dutch. The online video giant says it will expand into the Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year. Subscribers will be able to stream Hollywood fare, local TV series and Netflix originals like "House of Cards" and "Arrested Development" on TVs, game

Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements

Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty. The new

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. In the latest flap, a senior reconstruction official in charge of helping victims of

Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike

Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By BRADLEY BROOKS and JENNY BARCHFIELDAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) - Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week. Many people doubted the

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who

Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint

Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank. Dish said that Sprint Nextel Corp.'s

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UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

2-Vehicle Head On Crash On Hwy. 195 In Whitman County

2-Vehicle Head On Crash On Hwy. 195 In Whitman County
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
KHQ.COM - On Wednesday morning emergency crews responded to a 2 car head-on crash on Hwy. 195 in Whitman County near the Idaho State line. The Washington State Patrol says at least one person was trapped. The identifies of those involved have not been released. We'll post new details when