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FBI in DC creates intellectual property squad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI's Washington field office has created a squad dedicated to investigating intellectual property thefts, part of a more aggressive law enforcement approach on cybercrime, an official said Friday. The squad started this month, with

Teen who posted video on bullying found dead

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By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) - Canada was in uproar Friday over a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was found dead, an apparent suicide, five weeks after she uploaded a video to YouTube describing years of bullying that drove her to drugs and alcohol. Coroner Barb McLintock said

New computer virus targets Venezuelans after vote

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A newly detected computer virus aims to steal Venezuelans' online credentials using a link that purports to reveal information about the country's recent presidential election, the digital security company Kaspersky Lab said on Friday. The malicious software was

DA wants more charges in chef's Lamborghini case

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors have called for more charges against a California teen accused of stealing celebrity chef Guy Fieri's Lamborghini and shooting at a couple. Marin County prosecutor Yvette Martinez-Shaw said Thursday during Max Wade's preliminary hearing that she will

UPDATE: Mom Gets 99 Years In Prison For GLUING Tot's Hands To Wall

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DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas woman who beat her 2-year-old daughter and glued the toddler's hands to a wall was sentenced Friday to 99 years in prison. Elizabeth Escalona faced from probation to life in prison, and prosecutors had sought 45 years behind bars. Family members in the courtroom

Williams free but must register as sex offender

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By KEN MILLERAssociated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Ex-Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams was freed Friday after a judge gave him a suspended sentence in a sexual assault case in which Williams insisted he was innocent. Williams, 23, had been jailed since he was convicted in

White House defends Biden's statements on Libya

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is defending Vice President Joe Biden's debate statement that "we weren't told" there had been requests for more security at the U.S. consulate in Libya where four Americans were killed in a terrorist attack one month ago. A State Department official

Clinton: US must stick by Arab world's democracies

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By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressing criticism of the Obama administration's handling of a deadly attack on U.S. consulate in Libya, on Friday defended the need for American diplomats and aid workers in

THE RACE: Obama, Romney 2nd debate next up in race

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By TOM RAUMAssociated Press After their running mates slugged it out in a spirited debate, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are on deck. The next debate is theirs, a town-hall format Tuesday night at Hofstra University in New York. With the race so close in the polls, any

FACT CHECK: Slips in vice presidential debate

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By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Anyone who paid attention to a hearing in Congress this week knew that the administration had been implored to beef up security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya before the deadly terrorist attack there. But in the vice presidential debate Thursday