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Berlin startup scene gets nod from Google

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Berlin's budding Internet entrepreneurs received the closest thing to an industry endorsement Tuesday, with a €1 million ($1.3 million) investment from Google Inc. for a new 'hub' where startups can work, play and meet investors. While

Occupy Wall Street Wants To Bailout The People

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

HUFFINGTON POST - Occupy Wall Street movement supporters were outraged by the bank bailout. Now they want to start a bailout that people can actually get behind. Dubbed the Rolling Jubilee, Occupiers have created a program to buy distressed consumer debt and then erase it. That will "

African leaders agree to send troops to north Mali

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI and YINKA IBUKUNAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - West African nations on Sunday agreed to send some 3,000 troops to help the country of Mali wrest back control of its northern half, which was seized by al-Qaida-linked fighters more than six months ago, according to

BBC under pressure to restore trust after scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into a deep crisis. It is hard to overstate the importance of the BBC in British society; its

Judy's Garland's Oz Dress Fetches $480K In Auction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Judy Garland's blue pinafore she wore in "The Wizard of Oz" has sold for $480,000. Auction house Julien's Auctions says the gingham dress fetched the highest price of any item during a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia that attracted bids from

Healing the divisions in postelection America

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) - Baine's Books sits in the heart of this historic village, a Main Street institution where townspeople gather for coffee and conversation and, every Thursday after sundown, an open mic night that draws performers from near and far

Healing the divisions in postelection America

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

BBC apologizes for broadcasting abuse allegations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - For the last month, the BBC has been heavily criticized for not airing allegations of child sex abuse committed by one of its star hosts, the late Jimmy Savile. Now it is in crisis because it did broadcast claims against a

Court: Alleged torture victims can't sue Rumsfeld

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Two American whistleblowers alleging U.S. forces tortured them in Iraq can't sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, according to a federal appeals court in Chicago that found those along the military command chain enjoy broad immunity

ABC's Diane Sawyer spurs jokes from Twitterverse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Diane Sawyer's Election Night performance left some viewers asking if she had begun celebrating Tuesday's election a bit early. Co-anchoring ABC News' coverage, the veteran journalist struck a different manner from her practiced,