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Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press TELESCOPE, Grenada (AP) - The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood intended to hold

Bulgarian honor bid in DC stirs Holocaust debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 7th

By ERIC TUCKER and RANDY HERSCHAFTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son - a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation - has gotten tangled up in a broader debate

Malaysian elections expose worrying social schisms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By SEAN YOONG and EILEEN NGAssociated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - It was hardly the look of the victorious. Wearing a bright blue shirt and a grim expression, Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared before the media on Monday to somberly acknowledge that his coalition had won general elections

Pressure on Bangladesh, retailers to fix factories

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By STEPHEN WRIGHT and FARID HOSSAINAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - In the aftermath of a building collapse that killed more than 530 people, Bangladesh's garment manufacturers may face a choice of reform or perish. Home to five factories that supplied clothing to retailers in Europe

Lawyer for Jodi Arias makes closing arguments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias' lawyer implored jurors on Friday to take an impartial view of the case and his client - even if they don't like her - as the murder trial neared an end after four months of testimony. Arias smiled broadly when defense lawyer Kirk

UN report wants moratorium on killer robots

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says. The report for the U.N. Human Rights Commission posted online this week deals

Khloe Kardashian considers pregnancy hormones

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By Nicholas White, Having a baby won't be easy for Khloe Kardashian. The reality starlet, who has been married to NBA player Lamar Odom since 2009, reveals in a new interview that she is open to taking hormones to help conceive a baby. Adorable TV characters!

Ky. child shooting part of urban-rural gun debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By TRAVIS LOLLER and DYLAN LOVANAssociated Press BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) - As Stephanie Sparks cleaned the kitchen, her 5-year-old son, Kristian, began playing with a rifle he was given last year. She stepped out onto the front porch, poured grease out of a frying pan for the dogs and "heard the gun

Paparazzo sues rob Kardashian

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By Nicholas White, Paparazzi are doing their best to keep with the Kardashians. Until then, one photographer is suing Rob Kardashian in a California civil court, citing a March 28 physical conflict with the reality star, TMZ reports. Paparazzo Kassandra Perez, whose real name is Andra Viak, says

DreamWorks buying AwesomenessTV for about $33M

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. is buying AwesomenessTV, a YouTube teen network, for about $33 million in cash as it looks to tap into the popularity of online content. DreamWorks said Wednesday that AwesomenessTV founder and CEO Brian Robbins will continue to direct growth at