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  • Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

    Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can ...

  • Loaded Cahokia plans on keeping Class 2A team trophy

    Athletes on the Cahokia boys track team are confident they will capture a third consecutive Illinois Class 2A team title on Saturday. They have the numbers to back that up."We never think we might not win," said senior sprinter Trey Story. "We know what we can do. We're a family. We run for each other, and we run to win."Story is one of numerous qualifiers for Cahokia, ...

  • Illinois state meet area qualifiers

    Athletes on the Cahokia boys track team are confident they will capture a third consecutive Illinois Class 2A team title on Saturday. They ...

  • Bird Bytes 3 concerns about Garcias surgery

    is the least surprising bit of news to come across the transom in the last, oh, 25 years.I exaggerate, but the point remains the same: obviously Garcia was going to have shoulder surgery. There was no avoiding it. I don't criticize Garcia's decision to take a rehab approach in attempting to fix the problem going into 2013. Surgery to a pitcher's arm should always be the last ...

  • Boeing executive ‘We’re set to take off’

    Boeing Co.'s commercial airplanes chief Ray Conner declared Wednesday that the 787 has "turned the corner," with the fix for its recent battery problem all but completely implemented and production on track to rise to 10 jets a month by year end.At Boeing's annual investor conference, Conner confidently predicted that the 787 and the forthcoming 777X will dominate the ...


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Movie Review

The Order

The Order

The Order reunites the major players who two years ago brought us the giddy-goofy medieval action flick A Knights Taleincluding writer/director Brian Helgeland and stars Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, and Mark Addybut the two movies couldnt be any different. While A Knights Tale was a fun, thoroughly calculated crowd pleaser with a silly postmodern spin (using 70s rock tunes ... ...

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  • Hitchhikers dad stands by son in NJ killing

    The Canadian father of the man who gained Internet fame as "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" says he hasn't had much contact with his son over the years.But Gil McGillivary of Hawkesbury, Ontario, says he isn't giving up on his son, Caleb, as the 24-year-old faces a murder charge in New Jersey.Caleb, also known as Kai, is accused of fatally beating a lawyer found dead May ...

  • Noted chef Ollie Sommer dies

    Ollie Sommer, who died this week at age 88, was a noted chef who cooked for two presidents. He trained and shaped the careers of hundreds of other chefs.After spending five decades in kitchens, he taught for two decades at Southwestern Illinois College's Granite City campus.Chef Sommer died Tuesday (May 21, 2013) at his home in St. Charles. The cause of death was not immediately ...

  • Suspect fleeing Clayton police runs into St. Louis County police headquarters

    o What one man thought would be his escape led instead to his capture today at St. Louis County police headquarters.A man running from the police unknowingly ran into police headquarters at about 2 p.m., and was apprehended at gunpoint behind the police chief's office.Shortly after 2 p.m. St. Louis County Lt. Bryan Ludwig and media relations Officer Randy Vaughn were discussing a policing ...

  • Bono other stars join toilet strike

    By Daniel Hurwitz, special for USA TODAY In February, Matt Damon made a pledge to not go to the bathroom until everyone in the world has access to clean water and sanitation. In March, Jessica Biel, Jason Bateman and Josh Gad announced they would also participate in the campaign. On Wednesday, Bono, Olivia Wilde and Richard Branson are joining Damon's cause and appear in their own ...

  • Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key House committee chairman says a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee falls far short of what is needed to end the problem of illegal ...

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