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Miss Manners on sentiments in the digital age

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - In an age when people can choose among text messages, email, Facebook and old-fashioned stamps and printed cards, the chance to use the wrong method when sending your very best is quite high. What to do? Well, AP went straight to

UNCF promotes college readiness at Empower Me Tour

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United Negro College Fund has recruited a crop of celebrities to drive home the message that getting into college is one thing, but getting through it is another. The 5th annual UNCF Empower Me Tour kicks off Saturday at George

France looks to upend school year traditions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - French children go to school four days a week. They have about two hours each day for lunch. And they have more vacation than their counterparts almost anywhere in the West. It may sound a bit like the famously leisurely work pace enjoyed by their

TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television - an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity fundraiser. When he died last year at 84 - by then knighted as Sir Jimmy - he drew tributes from

Rdio to pay artists $10 per new subscriber

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Music subscription service Rdio is looking to dispel the notion that streaming services underpay artists for their work. Starting Tuesday, it will start paying musicians $10 for every person they convince through social media to sign up for an Rdio plan. The move is an attempt to

Rdio to pay artists $10 per new subscriber

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump marries longtime girlfriend

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By Kate Stanhope, Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump and longtime girlfriend Elisa Yao exchanged "I do's" over the weekend, People reports. Watch music videos from Fall Out Boy

MacArthur Foundation reveals 2012 'genius grants'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Mandolin player and composer Chris Thile learned the hard way that when you get a call from the 312 area code this time of year, you should probably answer the phone. Thile is among 23 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius

2012 MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant' winners

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

CHICAGO (AP) - The following 23 fellows each will receive $500,000 over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: -Natalia Almada, 37, Mexico City. Documentary filmmaker who captures complex and nuanced views of Mexican history, politics and culture. -Uta Barth, 54

Attorney: Conn. man who shot masked son devastated

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A popular teacher who fatally shot a knife-wielding prowler in a ski mask and then learned it was his 15-year-old son is devastated and filled with questions about what the boy was doing, his attorney said Monday. Jeffrey Giuliano