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Profiles of 7 Nev. Army depot explosion victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

By The Associated Press A mortar shell explosion Monday at an Army depot in Hawthorne, Nev., killed seven Marines and injured eight other servicemen. Here are profiles of the victims: AARON RIPPERDA, 26 Ripperda was a football player while he attended high school in Highland, Ill., near St. Louis.

General: Gitmo buildings in need of major repair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - As much as $170 million is needed to improve facilities for the troops stationed at the Guantanamo Bay detention center that President Barack Obama has marked for extinction, the top U.S. commander in South and Central America said Wednesday. The

General: Gitmo buildings in need of major repair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

Yahoo brings back 5 ex-employees in latest deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo has bought Silicon Valley startup Jybe so it can bring back five of its former engineers to help the Internet company build better mobile applications. The deal announced Wednesday marks Yahoo's fourth acquisition of a small startup during the past five months. In

Woman at center of spy allegations is enigma

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - U.S. officials say the 27-year-old university student from China started a relationship with a civilian defense contractor more than twice her age and then found out classified information on U.S. nuclear weaponry, missile defenses and war plans. But

Woman at center of spy allegations is enigma

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

Man accused of espionage worked on deterrence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - A civilian defense contractor accused of giving his Chinese girlfriend military secrets worked on developing military plans to deter potential U.S. enemies when the two began their romance, according to his online professional profile and court

Are headhunters worth it?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By Janet Fowler

General: Budget cuts will hamper drug seizures

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon budget cuts will dramatically slash U.S. efforts to seize illegal drug shipments at sea, the top U.S. commander in South America told senators Tuesday, saying that the number of ships at his disposal for counter-drug operations will

Commander: Contingency plans under way for Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By DONNA CASSATA and RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria as President Bashar Assad's regime