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Top 10 movies about dogs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By Carol Bryant From The Dog Daily Grab the popcorn, turn the cell phone off and snuggle up with your BFF (best furry friend) as The Dog Daily picks 10 of the best movies about dogs. Lady and the TrampWho could forget the one lone strand of shared spaghetti between the high-class

Austrians proud of skydiver Fearless Felix

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By GEORGE JAHNAssociated Press VIENNA (AP) - In tiny Austria, where souvenir shops do brisk business in T-shirts bearing the crossed-out image of a kangaroo, some hope skydiver Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking jump will mean that - for a while at least - people will stop confusing their

Here are the winners of this year's Nobel Prizes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By The Associated Press Here are the winners of this year's Nobel prizes by category: - ECONOMICS Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design, which among other things explains market processes at work when doctors are

Cuban missile crisis beliefs endure after 50 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 13th

By PETER ORSIAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) - The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned of dire consequences if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev dared to cross it. An American U-2 spy plane

As EU basks in peace prize, separatists on rise

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 13th

By RAF CASERTAssociated Press ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Historic world port and fashionista capital, Antwerp has always lived on the crest of the wave. Now, a separatist party heading into municipal elections Sunday wants to use the city as a base for breaking away from Belgium - putting it at

Presidential campaigns target new citizen voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By GARANCE BURKEAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From Florida to Virginia, Massachusetts to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote from a divided electorate are targeting America's newest citizens. It's a relatively small bloc but one that can be

Presidential campaigns target new citizen voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

China art auctioneers face off with foreign rivals

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By KELVIN CHANAP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese and international auction houses are encroaching on each other's territory in Hong Kong and Beijing for the first time as they step up the battle for the Asian art market. China Guardian Auctions Co., the country's second biggest

2012 MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant' winners

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

CHICAGO (AP) - The following 23 fellows each will receive $500,000 over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: -Natalia Almada, 37, Mexico City. Documentary filmmaker who captures complex and nuanced views of Mexican history, politics and culture. -Uta Barth, 54

Red Lobster _ for the non-seafood lover in you

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Red Lobster isn't just for the seafood lover in you. It's also for that person in every group who just wants a chicken dish. The chain that brought seafood to the masses is hoping to broaden its appeal by revamping its menu on Oct.