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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press ___ New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm NEW YORK (AP) - Flights resumed, but slowly. The New York Stock Exchange got back to business, but on generator power. And with the subways still down, great numbers of people walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into

NO PRANK: On Halloween, US Military Forces Train For Zombie Apocalypse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

YAHOO.COM - Why is the US military preparing for a zombie apocalypse? That's the latest training exercise that US Marines and Navy special-operations forces will be taking part in on an island off the coast of San Diego – starting on Wednesday, aka Halloween. "This is a very real exercise

US wants Syrian opposition shakeup to defeat Assad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - The Obama administration said Wednesday it would push for a major shakeup in Syria's opposition leadership so that it better represents those dying on the front line, can rally wider support and resist attempts by extremists to

Alert ends at Oyster Creek nuclear plant in NJ

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

ATLANTA (AP) - A nuclear power plant in New Jersey is no longer under an alert caused by superstorm Sandy. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said an alert at the Oyster Creek plant in Forked River, N.J., ended early Wednesday. An alert is the second-lowest designation in a four-tiered warning

State warns mobile app makers on consumer privacy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's attorney general is warning dozens of mobile software companies that they are not complying with state consumer privacy laws. Kamala Harris's office said Tuesday that the attorney general began sending letters this week to developers of up to 100

UBS chief: Other banks may need to downsize too

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) - A day after UBS AG announced it was cutting up to 10,000 jobs by 2015, UBS chairman Axel Weber is warning that many of the Swiss banking giant's rivals may have to follow suit. The Zurich-based bank is seeking to put scandals and losses behind

Obama, Romney in search of independent voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Political mailers are stuffed in their front doors and the phone rings nonstop. Under a fall canopy of crimson and golden leaves, the battle for independent voters is being waged hour by hour in battleground New Hampshire. The state offers

Obama, Romney in search of independent voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

Ohio teen faces life after Craigslist conviction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio teen faces life in prison with no chance of parole for his role in killing and robbing three men and trying to kill a fourth in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme. Prosecutors in the weeks-long trial painted 17-year-old

Ohio teen convicted in deadly Craigslist scheme

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio teenager taken under the wing of a man defense attorneys described as a master manipulator was found guilty of aggravated murder Tuesday for his role in a deadly plot to lure men desperate for work with phony Craigslist