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In Florida fight, Obama and Romney scrap along I-4

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 3rd

By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - In the presidential battleground with the biggest prize, Democrat Barack Obama is focused on ratcheting up voter turnout in Florida's university towns, its Hispanic enclaves around Orlando and its Jewish communities in

News Summary: Airbus plans 1st US factory

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By The Associated Press PUTTING THE 'US' IN AIRBUS: The European airplane manufacturer will build commercial planes in the U.S. for the first time. The company has long been aiming to boost its U.S. presence. The plant will be in Mobile, Ala. WHY

Correction: Unmanned Aircraft-Rules story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

PITTSBURGH (AP) - In a story July 2 about a conduct code for operators of unmanned aircraft, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Boeing Co. subsidiary Insitu builds drones in Port Orange, Fla. An Insitu employee who was quoted in the story works for the company in that

UN report: NKorea ships arms, violating sanctions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - North Korea continues to violate U.N. sanctions by attempting to ship arms to Syria and Myanmar and illegally importing luxury goods, according to a long-awaited report by a U.N. experts panel. No

Officials: Ala. Airbus plant will employ 1,000

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By PHILLIP RAWLSAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Airbus's planned aircraft assembly plant in Alabama will cost $600 million to build and will employ 1,000 people when it reaches full production, officials said ahead of a formal announcement Monday.

Liner QE2 to host visitors again as hotel in Dubai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By ADAM SCHRECKAP Business Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Queen Elizabeth 2's Dubai owners outlined plans Monday to turn the storied cruise liner into a dockside hotel that will keep many existing furnishings intact, ending years of speculation about the fate

Saudi female athletes fear crackdown after London

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 2nd

By BARBARA SURK and HASSAN AMMARAssociated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - While Olympic leaders and human rights advocates are encouraged by signs that Saudi Arabia may bow to pressure and send female athletes to the Summer Games, women athletes in the ultraconservative

Airbus to build 1st US assembly plant in Alabama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 1st

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - European aerospace giant Airbus will build its first airplane factory in the U.S., aiming to compete better against archrival Boeing in the battle to dominate the global aviation industry. The Mobile, Ala., factory - due to start up in

Jackie Kennedy exhibit opens at Mass. museum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 30th

HYANNIS, Mass. (AP) - A special summer exhibit on Jackie Kennedy's life on Cape Cod has opened at the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum. The exhibit includes photos, handwritten letters and other artifacts from her time on the Cape. The curator

WATCH: Flight Attendant Reams Out Passengers On Delayed Flight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 29th

NEW YORK (AP) - A flight attendant on a weather-delayed plane at LaGuardia Airport yelled at passengers and challenged them to leave the plane if they dared. The incident involving American Eagle flight attendant Jose Serrano was caught on video. Flight 4607 to Raleigh-Durham, N.C