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Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Big cities from Washington to Boston buttoned up on Sunday against the onslaught of a superstorm that could menace 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters warning New York could

Megastorm could wreak havoc across 800 miles of US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By ALLEN G. BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the behemoth storm plodding up the East Coast will afflict a third of the country with sheets of rain,

US superstorm threat launches mass evacuations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By ALLEN G. BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the rare behemoth storm inexorably gathering in the eastern U.S. will afflict a third of the country

US superstorm threat launches mass evacuations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By ALLEN G. BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the rare behemoth storm inexorably gathering in the eastern U.S. will afflict a third of the country

WHY IT MATTERS: Infrastructure

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press The issue: From bridges to broadband, America's infrastructure is supposed to be speeding along commerce, delivering us to work and piping energy and water into our homes and businesses. But just repairing all the breakdowns and potholes would cost tens of

WHY IT MATTERS: Gun control

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By NANCY BENACAssociated Press The issue: Frightening episodes of gun violence have been splayed across front pages with alarming frequency this campaign season: the deadly Milwaukee spa shootings, the movie theater killings in Colorado, the Sikh temple shootings in Wisconsin, the gun battle

News Summary: Train hits 111 mph in Ill. test

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press FAST TRACK: Test runs started zooming along a section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 111 mph Friday. The 30-mph increase from the route's current top speed is a morale booster for advocates of high-speed rail. DERAILMENT AHEAD? Some rail experts

Illinois Amtrak train hits 111 mph in test run

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday, ripping through fog-shrouded farm fields and blowing past cars on a parallel highway. The test run on a special train

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be