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Decades of Miss Subways smiled on NYC straphangers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By ULA ILNYTZKYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It was an ad campaign conceived as eye candy to bring attention to other advertisements in New York's transit system. But the "Meet Miss Subways" beauty contest posters of pretty young New York women and their aspirations quickly evolved into

Correction: Subway Ads-Jihad story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

WASHINGTON (AP) - In some versions of a story Oct. 5 about a court case involving anti-jihad ads, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a U.S. district judge. The judge's name is Rosemary Collyer, not Mary. A corrected version of the story is below: Judge: DC Metro must allow

Judge: DC Metro must allow anti-jihad ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge says the D.C. transit system must allow a pro-Israel ad that equates Muslim radicals with savages. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said in a one-page opinion Friday that the advertisement must be displayed no later than 5 p.m

Chinese shippers place order for 50 supertankers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - A group of state-owned Chinese shipping companies have placed a $4.5 billion order for 50 supertankers, throwing a financial lifeline to China's struggling shipbuilders, a newspaper reported Friday. The order adds to a multibillion-dollar

After 'savage' flap, NY subway ads get disclaimers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The agency that oversees the city's public transit system, stung by a court decision that forced it to run an ad implying that enemies of Israel are "savages," says it will continue to allow political advertisements on subways and buses but

NYC to round out skyline with tallest Ferris wheel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Big Apple is getting another "biggest": the world's tallest Ferris wheel, part of an ambitious plan to draw New Yorkers and tourists alike to the city's so-called "forgotten borough." The 625-foot-tall, $230 million New York Wheel is to

Google Maps now lets armchair scuba divers explore the Great Barrier Reef

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By Trevor MoggProvided by When we tell you that Google Street View now takes you into the sea, you might initially think the service must be suffering from similar glitches to Apple's new Maps app, which appears to have been getting more things wrong than right since its launch last week. But