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San Diego media baron promotes conservative causes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The new media barons of America's eighth-largest city are upfront about wanting to use their newspaper to promote their agenda of downtown development and politically conservative causes - and they are making their points in a brash, bare-

Box-office activity slows for 'Paranormal,' Perry

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer Scary movie fans are still into "Paranormal Activity," though the horror franchise looks as though it's starting to run out of steam at the box office. Paramount's "Paranormal Activity 4" debuted at No. 1 with $30.2 million, a big drop from the $40

Correction: Presidential Campaign-Hispanic Voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a story Oct. 21 about Hispanic voters, The Associated Press misidentified New Mexico's governor. Her name is Susana Martinez, not Susannah Martinez. The AP reported erroneously that President Barack Obama signed an executive order in August adopting a new immigration policy

Presidential debate hosts face lengthy checklist

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Is the humidity in the hall just right? Are there enough hotel rooms nearby to hold the hordes of campaign staffers and journalists? Will the candidates' dressing rooms be big enough? Landing a presidential debate requires painstaking

Macau's SJM Holdings gets land deal for new casino

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

HONG KONG (AP) - Casino operator SJM Holdings says it has signed a deal to buy land for a new casino in Macau, the world's biggest gambling market, giving it a chance to catch up with its rivals' rapid expansion. The company founded by billionaire Stanley Ho said late Friday that it has

Bangladesh probing background of NY terror suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Police in Bangladesh on Saturday interviewed former teachers and classmates of a Bangladeshi man charged with trying to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York, investigating whether he had connections with radical groups at home. Dhaka Metropolitan Police official

Boy's miracle cure makes Native American saint

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Jake Finkbonner was so close to death after flesh-eating bacteria infected him through a cut on his lip that his parents had last rites performed and were discussing donating the 5-year-old's tiny organs. Jake's 2006 cure from the

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press ___ Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers NEW YORK (AP) - The release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation, is getting a completely different look that

No-fly list strands man in on island in Hawaii

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) - Hawaii is a paradise for most visitors. But it was Wade Hicks Jr.'s prison for five days. The 34-year-old from Gulfport, Miss., was stranded in the islands this week after being told he was on the FBI's no-

AP source: 2 sailors to be punished in sex scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. sailors are expected to receive administrative punishments, but not be criminally charged, in connection with the prostitution scandal that engulfed U.S. Secret Service and military members preparing for a presidential visit to