AM News Headlines 10-12-12

(WWLP) - There will be three companies competing to develop a resort casino in Springfield.  Penn National Gaming, MGM International and Ameristar Casinos have met an application deadline set by city officials.

State Attorney General Martha Coakley is now involved in the investigation of the national meningitis outbreak linked to a specialty pharmacy in Framingham.

V ice President Joe Biden played the aggressor in his debate with Republican Paul Ryan as the two exchanged pointed comments on the economy, social policy and America's place in the world.

If your children play video games on the X-Box Kinect you should be aware of a feature that could allow an online predator to target them.  You'll see the story of a father who let his son use the video feature...only to find that a pedophile was on the other end.  Game makers insist that if parental controls are set properly, outsiders can't make inappropriate contact with kids.
   
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