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Amazon nears debut of original TV shows

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and then show the fruits of their labor to focus groups. A small group of executives would

Amazon nears debut of original TV shows

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Amazon is letting viewers help choose its new lineup of TV shows, scuttling a secretive, wasteful process once reserved for Hollywood taste-makers. The online retailing giant will let visitors from the U.S, U.K. and Germany watch, rate

France follows IMF in slashing growth forecasts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

PARIS (AP) - The French government has finally bowed to reality, lowering its official economic growth projections and acknowledging that its deficit won't fall as quickly as promised. But its outlook is still rosier than other independent forecasts. In a report Wednesday, the government said

Boston Marathon blasts put world's cities on alert

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By PAISLEY DODDSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - With more than 30 marathons being held this weekend alone and big events on the horizon, officials around the world are boosting security efforts in the wake of the fatal bomb blasts that shook Boston's race. Britain was making last-minute efforts

Max Factor heir resentenced to 50 years in rapes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - An heir to the Max Factor fortune convicted of drugging and raping three women was resentenced Tuesday to a reduced 50-year term by a judge who earlier threw out an original 124-year prison term. Andrew Luster, 49, who has been in prison for a decade, was resentenced by

Criticism of immigration bill from left and right

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - To some conservatives, it's amnesty. To some immigration advocates, it's unnecessarily punitive. The Senate's new bipartisan immigration bill drew criticism from the right and from the left Tuesday - convincing members of the bipartisan

Criticism of immigration bill from left and right

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

Have Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne split up?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By Kate Stanhope, Is one of Hollywood's most famous couples on the outs? Multiple news outlets report that Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne have split up and are living apart after 31 years of marriage. RIP TomKat and Jelena! Check out more shocking celebrity splits

Republican money backs immigration push

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - As Congress readies for a drawn-out immigration debate, an expanding network of Republican fundraisers is pressing for a path to legal status for millions of immigrants living in the United States illegally. Business leaders and donors who raised tens

Take the bait? NYPD anti-theft tactics criticized

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 14th

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Sometimes the bait is a small amount of cash in a stray wallet. Or a credit card. Even a pack of cigarettes can do the trick. Police in New York City leave the items unattended - on subway platforms, on park benches, in cars - and wait to see if someone