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Brad Paisley-LL Cool J draw ire with song on bias

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country singer Brad Paisley says he was trying to foster an open discussion of race relations when he collaborated with rapper LL Cool J on "Accidental Racist." The new song about racial perceptions has drawn ire from both the country and

White House celebrates the sounds of Memphis soul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said he'd been looking forward to a White House celebration of Memphis soul music for one reason. "Let's face it, who does not love this music?" he asked Tuesday, opening the night's concert in an East Room

White House celebrates the sounds of Memphis soul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

Trisha Yearwood shows off weight loss at the ACM Awards

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By Kate Stanhope, Trisha Yearwood may have been introducing Kelly Clarkson at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards, but it was Yearwood's svelte figure that drew a lot of attention. 2013 ACM Awards: Red carpet arrivals

Mom: 'BUCKWILD' star a Christian, now in heaven

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th

By VICKI SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - For all his on-camera carousing and cussing, "BUCKWILD" reality TV star Shain Gandee was a publicly proclaimed and baptized Christian, and his mother told hundreds of mourners Sunday that she will see him again. "I know where Shain is,"

Estonia operetta lyricizes economic austerity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

By JARI TANNERAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Tired of grumbling about economic austerity? Maybe it's time to sing about it. So say two Americans living in Estonia. Inspired by a lively social media exchange between Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Nobel Prize-

Estonia operetta lyricizes economic austerity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

Texas inmates back in jail after capture in barn

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas (AP) - Two inmates in an East Texas jail took advantage of a guard distracted by other duties in his office when they pulled open part of a chain-link fence in a recreation yard and slipped through, triggering a two-day manhunt, a local sheriff's office spokesman said

Facebook tweaks Android phones to build new 'Home'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writers MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make a smartphone or operating system to define how people interact with mobile technology. The audacious move

Facebook barges into Google turf with Home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook Home, the new application that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor