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US superstorm threat launches mass evacuations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 28th

By ALLEN G. BREED and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) - Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the rare behemoth storm inexorably gathering in the eastern U.S. will afflict a third of the country

Satellite images suggest airstrike on Sudan site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By MAGGIE FICKAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Satellite images of the aftermath of an explosion at a Sudanese weapons factory this past week suggest the site was hit in an airstrike, a U.S. monitoring group said Saturday. The Sudanese government has accused Israel of bombing its Yarmouk military

Navy replaces admiral leading Mideast strike group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Navy said Saturday it is replacing the admiral in command of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into undisclosed allegations of inappropriate judgment. Rear

Navy replaces admiral leading Mideast strike group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy said Saturday it is replacing the admiral in command of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into undisclosed allegations of inappropriate judgment. Rear Adm.

US appeals court rejects Argentine bond arguments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By MICHAEL WARRENAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina lost its long battle against bond holdouts in the U.S. courts Friday when an appellate panel rejected every argument it made against paying $1.33 billion to investors who refused to accept as little as 25 cents on the

ACLU sues over photo restrictions at US border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over restrictions on taking photos and recording video at ports of entry, saying the policy prohibits the public from documenting possible misconduct by authorities. The federal lawsuit was filed on

ACLU sues over photo restrictions at US border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

Woman said to be drug lord's daughter enters plea

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press A woman described by U.S. officials as a daughter of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord pleaded not guilty Thursday to an immigration charge during a brief hearing in San Diego that made no mention of her family background. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar,

Apple loses again in Dutch suit against Samsung

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

AMSTERDAM (AP) - A Dutch court has again ruled against Apple Inc. in a suit against South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., saying that Galaxy tablet computers don't infringe an Apple patent on touch screen interfaces. The Dutch case is one of many Apple is pursuing against Samsung in their

Jamaica prepares for Tropical Storm Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Jamaicans stocked up on supplies and reinforced roofs on Tuesday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Sandy, which is expected to hit the Caribbean island of posh resorts and sprawling shantytowns as a hurricane with lashing rain and