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San Francisco's 'other' bridge prepares to shine

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By LISA LEFFAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After more than 75 years in the shadow of its glamorous cousin, San Francisco's "other" bridge is getting a chance to shine. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has been turned into the latest - and by far the biggest - backdrop for New York

KHQ MD ALERT: Aggressive Breast Cancer In More Young Women, Study Finds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

NBCNEWS.COM - More young women are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, doctors reported on Tuesday. It is a very small increase in a group of people who only rarely develop cancer, but it's significant enough to have experts asking why. The biggest increase was seen in women aged

Video: Gates, Zuckerberg urge kids to code

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 26th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting the teaching and learning of computer coding in schools. Titled "What most schools don

Cuba's new heir apparent has work cut out for him

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

By PAUL HAVENAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) - Miguel Diaz-Canel has five years to get started and a lot of work to do. The man tapped as Cuban President Raul Castro's chief lieutenant and likely successor must quietly fend off any challenges from within the Communist-run island's secretive

Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - They sat in wheelchairs as honored guests at President Barack Obama's second inaugural, attended to almost minute-by-minute by active duty members of the military. For these Tuskegee Airmen, members of the famed all-black unit of World War II

Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

Boeing 787 investigation turns to battery maker

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japanese and U.S. investigators began a probe into the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing's grounded 787 jets. Tsutomu Nishijima, a spokesman for GS Yuasa, the battery manufacturer, said investigators visited the company's

China's Huawai criticizes US security complaints

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday criticized U.S. claims the company might be a security risk as trade protectionism that harms consumers. The comments came as Huawei Technologies Ltd., a maker of network switching gear and smartphones, disclosed

China's Huawai criticizes US security complaints

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

Algeria: 32 Militants Killed, With 23 Hostages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 19th

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said.