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Key moments in Cuban emigration

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By The Associated Press More than 1 million people of Cuban descent live in the United States and thousands more make their homes in Europe or Latin America. The elimination of exit visas announced Tuesday could swell those numbers. Some key moments in Cuban emigration: - January 1959: Rebels

Halloween risks: Cars, sports (not tainted candy)

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By BETH J. HARPAZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Hey mom and dad: Halloween's not really all that scary - except when it comes to traffic safety. Despite warnings about tainted candy, candle fires and even child abductions, real Halloween headlines are rarely about any of those things.

Daughter of Mexican drug lord held in San Diego

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.S. officials said, becoming the latest family member to become ensnared in U.S. courts

APNewsBreak: Daughter of Mexican drug lord held

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.S. officials said Monday. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, was arrested Friday

Britain has helped other children in trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Fourteen-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai, who was airlifted to a British hospital for medical care and protection after she was shot in the head by the Taliban, is the latest of many foreign children in need that Britain has welcomed in

Survivors, captain hear Italian shipwreck evidence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press GROSSETO, Italy (AP) - A theater in Italy turned into a courtroom Monday, providing extra space for all those who needed to hear the evidence against the captain of a shipwrecked cruise ship. The case of Francesco Schettino, 51, has generated such

$300 million harbor deepening moves to water

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - For the past several weeks, James Phillips and Jeff Marshall have been up before dawn streaks the sky, taking their 24-foot research boat to a ramp on Charleston Harbor. They launch the craft, fire up their computers and then begin the

Big separatist gains in local Belgian elections

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The leader of a separatist party won the race to become mayor of Antwerp, Europe's second biggest port city, and vowed Sunday to use the power base to seek wider autonomy for Belgium's wealthy Dutch-speaking region of Flanders. Bart De Wever

Navy says submarine, Aegis cruiser collide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Navy submarine and the Aegis cruiser that collided off the East Coast are both back in port and officials are investigating what went wrong, the Pentagon said late Sunday. Lt. Commander Brian Badura of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command said in a news release that the submarine

As EU basks in peace prize, separatists on rise

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 13th

By RAF CASERTAssociated Press ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Historic world port and fashionista capital, Antwerp has always lived on the crest of the wave. Now, a separatist party heading into municipal elections Sunday wants to use the city as a base for breaking away from Belgium - putting it at