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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By The Associated Press ___ Apple says more than 5 million iPhone 5s sold NEW YORK (AP) - Apple Inc. said Monday that it sold more than 5 million units of the iPhone 5 in the three days since its launch, fewer than analysts had expected. Apple shares fell $9.30, or 1.3 percent, to close at $690

Provocative anti-jihad ads go up in NYC subways

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

NEW YORK (AP) - Provocative advertisements equating Muslim radicals with savages appeared in New York City subways on Monday, drawing immediate criticism from some riders. "It's a terrible idea," said Colby Richardson at a subway station in midtown Manhattan. "It's going to spark

Helicopters, hounds search for convicted killer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina authorities used a helicopter and bloodhounds Monday to search for a convicted killer who walked away from a state prison farm more than five hours before the public was notified. James J. Ladd was first noticed missing

Winter onset latest challenge for Syrian civilians

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press TEL RIFAAT, Syria (AP) - The days are still warm across the fertile plains of northern Syria around Aleppo, but night brings a chill - an ominous harbinger of winter's approach and the deepening of the already severe humanitarian crisis gripping a country

Local governments try to cut costs via efficiency

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - In some places, it's as simple as pulling the plug on thousands of unused telephone lines or installing software that automatically shuts off idle school computers to save on electric bills. Other places are doing such things as merging

Free speech 'red lines' feed Muslim film rage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In U.S.-funded ads running on Pakistani TV, subtitled clips show President Barack Obama extolling America's traditions of religious freedom. For many watching, though, the message misses the mark in efforts to calm the

Bill Nye warns: Creation views threaten US science

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By DYLAN LOVANAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The man known to a generation of Americans as "The Science Guy" is condemning efforts by some Christian groups to cast doubts on evolution and lawmakers who want to bring the Bible into science classrooms. Bill Nye, a mechanical engineer and

UN envoy: Syria war is threatening the region

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By DAVID STRINGER and RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria grabbed the spotlight as world leaders at the United Nations on Monday heard a dire warning from international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi that the war is getting worse and threatening to spill across the Mideast. But he

Bill Nye warns: Creation views threaten US science

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

Clinton urges tolerance amid anti-US protests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed Monday to Muslims to show "dignity" and not resort to violence as they protest an anti-Islam film produced in the United States. Speaking at her husband's Clinton Global Initiative before