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Tight Senate, House races turn snarky and personal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Short on time and tempers, House and Senate candidates in tight races are turning snarky and personal in their attacks on their opponents. The stakes, and the unpleasantness, are highest in the race for control of the Senate, where

Friend describes fatal beauty surgery at Pa. hotel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia woman known as "the Black Madam" performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue to close the wounds and fled when the client went into respiratory distress, a witness

Not guilty plea by NY woman on 'Wife Swap' as teen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The former teen pageant princess who appeared on the reality show "Wife Swap" has pleaded not guilty to prostitution and drug possession charges in western New York. Alicia Guastaferro (guss-tuh-FEHR'-oh) didn't say anything during the appearance in Pembroke Town Court

Hearing in Chicago for 2 alleged cartel leaders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago held a hearing Tuesday for two reputed lieutenants from one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels who are accused of playing key roles in an alleged $1 billion conspiracy to traffic drugs in Chicago and other U.S.

Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A nude University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before he chased the campus police officer who fatally shot him, authorities said Tuesday, though the student wasn't armed and didn't touch the

Feds seek full court review of cigarette warnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The U.S. government is asking a federal appeals court to rehear a challenge to a Food and Drug Administration requirement that tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages to show that smoking can

UN extends NATO-led force in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday extended authorization for the NATO-led force in Afghanistan for a year and welcomed the agreement to gradually transfer full responsibility for security in the country to the Afghan government by the

Stocks slide, and investors wait for earnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks slumped Tuesday on Wall Street after the International Monetary Fund predicted weaker world economic growth and as investors waited for what they expected to be lower corporate earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 110.12 points, or 0.8 percent, to 13,473.53.

Merck moving its global headquarters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) - The drugmaker Merck & Co. announced Tuesday that it will move its global headquarters within New Jersey as it looks to lower operating expenses and consolidate its properties. The company's headquarters are moving about 25 miles east from Whitehouse Station

Ohio teen headed to trial in Craigslist killings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A teenager befriended by a self-styled chaplain is headed to trial on murder charges in a deadly scheme to lure victims with phony Craigslist job offers in Ohio. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Tuesday in Summit County Common Pleas