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BBC sells Lonely Planet guide business to US firm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By DANICA KIRKAAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The Lonely Planet guide started out in 1973 on the kitchen table of Tony and Maureen Wheeler, who turned their adventures traveling on the cheap into a publishing empire- a backpacker Bible that made far-flung places seem easier to access. The company

2 boys die from electrical shock in Tennessee lake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

BEAN STATION, Tenn. (AP) - Investigators say a second boy has died after being shocked by a suspected faulty cord from a houseboat as they swam in a Tennessee lake. Grainger County Sheriff Scott Layel said 11-year-old Nathan Lynam died Thursday night at Children

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 4th

By The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: July 3 Los Angeles Times on Syria and the Russia connection: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is putting a

New Hong Kong leader takes office amid discontent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 1st

By KELVIN CHANAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's new Beijing-backed leader was sworn in on Sunday amid rising public discontent over widening inequality and lack of full democracy in the semiautonomous southern Chinese financial center. Tens of