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To beer, or not to beer? 'Can ban' slows tourism

To beer, or not to beer? 'Can ban' slows tourism
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th
By PAUL J. WEBERAssociated Press NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) - When it comes to new laws, Texas usually saves its bewilderment for ones from Washington.

EU Parliament rejects ACTA anti-piracy treaty

EU Parliament rejects ACTA anti-piracy treaty
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th
By DON MELVINAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Parliament overwhelmingly defeated an international anti-piracy trade agreement Wednesday after concern that it would limit Internet freedom sparked street protests in cities across Europe. The vote -

One L of a name: LL Bean's initials get scrutiny

One L of a name: LL Bean's initials get scrutiny
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd
By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press FREEPORT, Maine (AP) - He's arguably Maine's best-known native son, right up there with Civil War general Joshua Chamberlain, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and horror writer Stephen King. To his customers, he was simply known as "L.L

Andy Griffith, creator of Mayberry, dies at 86

Andy Griffith, creator of Mayberry, dies at 86
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd
By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andy Griffith's gift to the show that bore his name wasn't just the homespun wisdom of the plain-spoken sheriff he played. It was the place he created: a small town where all foibles are forgiven and friendships are

Peru's ambitious laptop program gets mixed grades

Peru's ambitious laptop program gets mixed grades
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd
By FRANK BAJAKAP Technology Writer LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's distribution of more than 800,000 low-cost laptop computers to children across the country easily ranks as one of the world's most ambitious efforts to leverage digital technology in the fight against poverty

News Summary: Beats buys MOG music service

News Summary: Beats buys MOG music service
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd
By The Associated Press THE DEAL: Upscale headphone maker Beats Electronics is buying MOG, a music subscription service that has struggled to compete with rivals such as Rhapsody and Spotify. ABOUT BEATS: It's the parent company of the "Beats by Dr. Dre"

Review: Google's Nexus 7 guns for the Kindle

Review: Google's Nexus 7 guns for the Kindle
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - In the 1982 sci-fi movie "Blade Runner," there are hints that the hero, played by Harrison Ford, is an artificial human - an "android" or "replicant." His job is to go out and kill other, rogue androids. If

Beats headphone maker buys MOG music service

Beats headphone maker buys MOG music service
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Upscale headphone maker Beats Electronics is buying music subscription service MOG in an attempt to improve what goes into playback devices as much as what comes out of them. Beats, founded by rapper Dr.

Sony to buy game streaming company Gaikai

Sony to buy game streaming company Gaikai
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd
NEW YORK (AP) - Sony is buying the video game-streaming company Gaikai for about $380 million in a bid to establish a new cloud-based gaming service. Video game streaming is not as widespread as music and movie streaming, largely because the technology is far

Spain fetes its soccer champs with happy abandon

Spain fetes its soccer champs with happy abandon
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd
By ALAN CLENDENNING and DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Swathed in the red and yellow colors of Spain, hundreds of thousands packed central Madrid to give a hero's welcome home Monday to "La Roja" - the national soccer team that erased the economically struggling