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Online nonprofit InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In a sign of a rapidly changing media world, a relatively unknown New York-based online nonprofit news site joined some of the country's most well-known media outlets in claiming a Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor in journalism. InsideClimate

Loved ones seek word on Boston runners after blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Far-flung family members, co-workers and friends frantically used social media, cellphones and even a "people finder" website Monday to try to learn the fate of participants and spectators at the Boston Marathon, where three people were killed and

Loved ones seek word on Boston runners after blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

Security beefed up worldwide after Boston blasts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Washington and other cities worldwide stepped up security Monday following explosions at the Boston Marathon. In Los Angeles, the Sheriff's Department activated its emergency operations center and

How to safeguard your tax returns from identity theft

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By Tim Parker It's the 21st century version of riding in on a horse with a Colt .45 and robbing a bank: online identity theft. The Internet serves many good purposes, but it also makes it easier for thieves to steal your information. In 2012, there were 13 million victims of identity

Denver Post wins Pulitzer for coverage of massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Denver Post won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its coverage of the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., while The New York Times captured four awards for reporting on a harrowing avalanche, the rise of a new aristocracy in China and the

Australians rejoice after Scott's Masters victory

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th

By DENNIS PASSAAP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - The roar that followed Adam Scott's Masters-winning putt at Augusta National could only be heard on the television broadcast so many thousand miles away on Australia's east coast. But distance doesn't really matter Down Under.

Plan your social media afterlife with Google’s creepy new feature

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

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Plan your social media afterlife with Google’s creepy new feature

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

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US team using social media to counter militants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

By JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A group of U.S. government workers called the Digital Outreach Team is countering extremist propaganda on sites like Twitter and Facebook. The team posts tweets, updates on Facebook and video to YouTube in Arabic, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu.