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Mice return from a month in space

Mice return from a month in space
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the Baikonur

Hits and misses in Facebook's history

Hits and misses in Facebook's history
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By The Associated Press Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company. The social network's market value was more than $100 billion. Now, Facebook's stock is trading roughly 30 percent lower

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and DARKO BANDICAssociated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. Now, unlikely

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday. North Korea fired what Seoul

Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the air

Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the air
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows. An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company's board of directors

Ex-Groupon CEO working 9 to 5 on business album

Ex-Groupon CEO working 9 to 5 on business album
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By MARLEY SEAMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business music." Mason said Thursday on his blog that he recently spent a week in Los Angeles and recorded a

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola

Heart attack? Doctors soon may have an app for that

Heart attack? Doctors soon may have an app for that
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By Brenda GoodmanHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- There are apps that turn your smartphone into a metal detector, a musical instrument and a GPS system, and now there's an app that may help doctors save your life if you're having a heart attack. The app, which was

How to stay anonymous online

How to stay anonymous online
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By Drew PrindleProvided by You don't have to be a secret agent or a notorious hacktivist to care about anonymity. Even regular Joes like you and I have plenty of good reasons to care about the privacy and security of our online activity. Pretty soon, just about everything we do on the Web will

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Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan

Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - A public memorial for the patriots who lost their lives onboard a KC-135 that crashed May 3 will be held May 28, 2013 at the Inland Northwest Bank Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Capt. Mark Tyler Voss, Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III will be

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday

SLIDESHOW: 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

SLIDESHOW: 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
KHQ.COM - The 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is in the books. With tens of thousands of people in downtown Spokane watching the parade, the floats, the marching bands, we know you took plenty of pictures! Well, we want to see them!  To submit pictures for this