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5 face charges after Civil War cannon vandalized

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) - Rangers in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky are using video surveillance to catch images of people defacing a Civil War cannon. WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/RhGdJ8) in Hazard reports that park officials say some of the vandals have inadvertently identified

Police: Pa. dad left daughter, 1, to go rob homes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

BROOKHAVEN, Pa. (AP) - Police say a man left his 1-year-old daughter home alone while he tried to break into neighbors' houses in a Philadelphia suburb. Authorities say it happened Wednesday morning in Brookhaven. They say 20-year-old Arthur Langley was arrested after a resident called 911 to

Pirates plundering 'Borderlands 2' video game

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The popular "Borderlands 2" video game is walking the plank. A pirate-themed add-on campaign titled "Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty" is setting sail Oct. 16 for the Gearbox Software shoot-and-loot sequel released by 2K

Greek unemployment rises above 25 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Unemployment in Greece hit a record high of 25.1 percent in July as the country's financial crisis continues to exact its heavy toll, official figures showed Thursday. All indications are that unemployment in Greece will continue to

Armstrong marches on the day after report

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By EDDIE PELLSAP National Writer Lance Armstrong tried to treat it like any other day. The world-renowned cyclist was at the office of his cancer-fighting foundation, "talking about next week's events and plans for 2013," he said on Twitter. But Thursday was different. It was the day after

Va Tech massacre at center of 2 court appeals

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By STEVE SZKOTAKAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The state moved Thursday to reverse a wrongful death verdict in the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech while the parents of two students killed want the university's president to stand trial for failing to alert the campus when the first

Puny issues take flight in presidential campaign

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Do little things mean a lot? Or not? Four years ago, Barack Obama denounced petty attempts to "make a big election about small things." Now Republicans accuse the president of going small himself in pursuit of a second term. Whoever is to blame,

At polls, fears of voter suppression, intimidation

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By CURT ANDERSONAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Kimberly Kelley of Tampa has provided Florida elections officials with thousands of names of people she thinks may be ineligible to vote and should be removed from the rolls. On Election Day, she'll join thousands more - people of all political

WHY IT MATTERS: Cybersecurity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press The issue: The risk of a devastating cyberattack on the United States is real. But is it too remote to justify the costs of countermeasures? That's the quandary. There's no question the country remains vulnerable to an electronic Pearl Harbor as debate

Asia stocks up as US jobless claims fall sharply

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By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets rebounded Friday after the number of Americans applying for jobless benefits plummeted unexpectedly, suggesting the recovery in the world's largest economy might be gaining traction. Weekly applications for unemployment