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NJ storm victims scrambling to find rental homes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - Irene Cramer threaded her Mercury Mountaineer around fallen branches, slowing down in front of a squat white ranch to see if, maybe, it could be the temporary home she is desperate to find. Cramer and her husband, Tommy, left their home in

As days without power drag on, frustration simmers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By CHRISTINA REXRODE and VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers railed Sunday against a utility that has lagged behind others in restoring power two weeks after the superstorm that socked the region, criticizing its slow pace as well as a dearth of information. About 120,000

Help for blighted suburbs meets French hostility

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - When the blighted housing projects ringing major French cities exploded in nationwide riots, France pledged quick action to fix them. Seven years on, the suburban projects remain islands of despair, lofty promises of rebirth largely forgotten. So a

CWU Football Clinches GNAC Title With 51-19 Victory Over Dixie State

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

From CWU Athletics ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- On a day celebrating the final collegiate football game for 22 Central Washington University seniors, it was a combination of players old and young that helped lead the Wildcats to a 51-19 victory over Dixie State College of Utah at a chilly Tomlinson Stadium

Weekend gas lines ease up in NY but might return

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

NEW YORK (AP) - At least for one day, drivers in the New York region on Saturday seemed to be getting a break from spending hours in gas lines after Superstorm Sandy. Around New York City, they still waited longer than usual at stations. But the lines that stretched a dozen Manhattan blocks earlier

Frustrated residents protest outside NY utility

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By MAE ANDERSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Even as the lights came on for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island utility, frustrated by its slow response to outages.

Predicting presidents, storms and life by computer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Forget political pundits, gut instincts, and psychics. The mightier-than-ever silicon chip seems to reveal the future. In just two weeks this fall, computer models displayed an impressive prediction prowess. It started when the first

BBC trust head calls for radical overhaul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The head of the BBC's governing body said Sunday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation of its chief executive in the wake of a scandal over a botched report on child sex-abuse allegations. Chris Patten vowed to

BBC trust head calls for radical overhaul

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

Occupy Sandy: Onetime protesters find new cause

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The social media savvy that helped Occupy Wall Street protesters create a grass-roots global movement last year is proving to be a strength in the wake of Superstorm Sandy as members and organizers of the group fan out across New York to deliver