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Tips on preparing for East Coast superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By The Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers tips on how to prepare for Hurricane Sandy and other tropical storms. Sandy is expected to be especially disastrous when it merges with a winter storm system, bringing powerful winds, rain, snow and storm surge along the

5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By The Associated Press 1. A NORTHBOUND HURRICANE Hurricane Sandy is moving slowly toward the north-northeast and is expected to continue its current path parallel to the Carolinas over the weekend, forecasters say. At some point, it's expected to become what's known as an extratropical

Study: Flood of money leaving China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Chinese investors evaded government controls to move more than $600 billion out of the country last year and the outflow is increasing, fueling economic and political risks as communist leaders prepare for a handover of power, a Washington-based

Facebook shares post biggest single-day gain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook's stock gained the most in a single day Wednesday since it began trading in May, a sign that the social media company's complicated relationship with Wall Street may be getting brighter. It's been a rough five months

Q&A: What will candidates do on college costs?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JUSTIN POPEAP Education Writer President Barack Obama has rallied college students at dozens of campuses, touted his record on student aid and needled Republican challenger Mitt Romney for advising students to "borrow money if you have to from your parents." Romney counters that despite the

Q&A: What will candidates do on college costs?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

Going public: Key developments in Facebook's IPO

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press Facebook Inc. has had a rocky initial public offering of stock. There were trading glitches on its first day of trading and concerns since then about Facebook's revenue potential. Facebook also is facing dozens of lawsuits from disgruntled shareholders. Here's a

WHY IT MATTERS: Cybersecurity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press The issue: The risk of a devastating cyberattack on the United States is real. But is it too remote to justify the costs of countermeasures? That's the quandary. There's no question the country remains vulnerable to an "electronic Pearl Harbor," as

Romney cuts spot for Mourdock in tight Senate race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is extending his political coattails to Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock in a new ad, but the race against Democrat Joe Donnelly remains a big-money, high-stakes stalemate two weeks before

In Myanmar, only sickest HIV patients get drugs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By MARGIE MASONAP Medical Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Thein Aung has been trained not to show weakness, but he's convinced no soldier is strong enough for this. He clenches his jaw and pauses, trying to will his chin to stop quivering and his eyes not to blink. But he's like a