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Soldier's slaying in US is bitter irony for family

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Army Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux's death came not on a battlefield in Afghanistan but on an infantry post in Colorado - allegedly at the hand of a fellow soldier - and that makes the pain even worse for her family. The 28-year-old from Houston had

Sudanese teens at center of recruiting controversy

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By By CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated Press BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) - Four young men from war-ravaged Sudan tower above their teachers and fellow students on the pastoral grounds of a century-old school in suburban Chicago. Eighteen months after arriving - and just as they are beginning to feel at home

Cold sea turtles flown from New England to Florida

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - More than two dozen sea turtles stressed by cold ocean waters have been airlifted from New England to recover in balmy Florida. The Coast Guard flew the turtles to Orlando on Friday. The Daytona Beach News Journal reports (http://bit.ly/VEEqBm) that 20 turtles were taken

Same-sex weddings in Wash. to begin on Sunday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated Press OLYMPIA, WASH. (AP) - Two retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this week as Washington state's voter-approved law allowing same-sex marriage took

Maine outfitter a fan of 'Your LL Bean Boyfriend'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - It's mutual admiration for L.L. Bean and a whimsical Tumblr featuring its handsome male models called "Your LL Bean Boyfriend." The website features screen shots of the men along with Maine-centric captions concocted by creator Liz Pride. She's from Cape Elizabeth and

After long disdain, Jamaica gets 1st patois Bible

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By DAVID McFADDENAssociated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - When English teacher Faith Linton first proposed translating the Bible into Jamaica's patois tongue in the late 1950s, most people who heard the idea shook their heads. Some on the deeply Christian island believed it was

Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hovering in the background of the "fiscal cliff" debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after Christmas. "This is the real cliff," said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. He's been leading the effort to

Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

Man charged in subway rider's death blames voices

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

NEW YORK (AP) - The man who police say pushed another man to his death in front of an oncoming New York City subway train says he was high on drugs and trying to combat voices in his head. Authorities have charged 30-year-old Naeem Davis with second-degree murder in the Monday death of 58-year-old

US: 200 teens have been detained in Afghan war

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By By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations. The U.S.