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Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - A U.S. hedge fund has proposed that Sony Corp. sell up to 20 percent of its entertainment business and use the money to strengthen its ailing electronics unit. The plan drew a quick rejection from the Japanese consumer conglomerate. In a May 14 letter

Hedge fund wants part of Sony entertainment sold

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

3-man space crew returns safely to Earth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, American Thomas Marshburn and Russian Roman

Monica and husband Shannon Brown expecting first child

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By Natalie Abrams, Monica and husband Shannon Brown are expecting their first child together, People reports. The R&B singer shared a photo of her baby bump over the weekend, stating that she's five months pregnant. Add new fall shows to your Watchlist

Astronaut exits space station with music video

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." It's believed to be the first music

France mulls culture tax on smartphones

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

PARIS (AP) - The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital cultural content inside France. The proposal, handed to President Francois Hollande Monday, outlines a 1 percent tax on the sale of Internet-

Taiwan short of volunteers for the military

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By PETER ENAVAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Taiwanese plan to end mandatory military service and shift to an all-volunteer force is running into a problem: Not enough volunteers. Such forces are generally considered superior to conscripted ones, because those serving want to be there.

Relatives say Cleveland suspect had violent streak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

By MEGHAN BARR and MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use it to scare people. Sometimes he drove around town with it in the back seat of

Nevada high school choir will back Rolling Stones

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

LAS VEGAS (AP) - You can't always get what you want. Unless, perhaps, you're a member of the Green Valley High School choir and you want a chance to sing on stage with the Rolling Stones. The Henderson school's choir will join the Stones at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico City

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28. City prosecutors are investigating the attack that sent