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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 ...
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IndyCar altering qualifying in doubleheaders
IndyCar says qualifying for the second race of series doubleheaders at Belle Isle, Toronto and Houston will be split into two groups.All cars will be split into the groups for 12 minutes each, with five minutes of guaranteed green-flag time. That's a change from the initial plan for a 30-minute, all-car session.Series race director Beaux Barfield says splitting up qualifying for the second ...
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Median U.S. CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
Remember the deficit? That big, bad existential issue that threatened the future of the U.S. economy and demanded an urgent, Pearl ...
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Carny stabbed another arrested at Lincoln County fairgrounds police say
o A carnival worker was seriously injured late Tuesday when police say he got into a physical altercation with another worker and was stabbed.Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies responded to the Troy fairgrounds after receiving a call about the altercation. When deputies arrived they found a 22-year-old man, a native of South Africa, bleeding profusely from his abdomen.Witnesses told deputies ...
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Sam Bradford raises money for tornado ravaged hometown of Oklahoma City
o Rams Quarterback Sam Bradford was in Oklahoma City on Monday for one of the most devastating tornados in the state's history. Now, he has comeback to St. Louis unscathed to raise money for disaster relief. "It's really hard for me to look at the pictures," Bradford said on Wednesday, announcing the #STL4OKC fundraising drive, seeking goods and financial support for Oklahoma ...
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The Thomas Crown Affair
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Man who admitted killing St. Louis County lawyer gets life without parole
A man who admitted killing a St. Louis County lawyer -- and was accused of plotting to kill a prosecutor --will serve life in prison without parole after the state waived the death penalty in exchange for his guilty plea to a first-degree murder charge.The sentence ordered Tuesday for Cleophus King, 46, is what his former lover and accomplice, Ronald Johnson, 25, of Ferguson, received after ...
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Fans attend soccer practice session at Busch Stadium - PHOTOS
Photos of fans going to the practice soccer session at Busch Stadium on 5/22/2013. On Thursday Manchester City will play Chelsea. Photos courtesy of NewsChannel 5. Follow the fun on Twitter with the hashtag #socceratbusch ...
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Have you seen this video
LONDON - Two men armed with a machete, guns and other weapons killed a man - believed to be a soldier - on a street near a South London military barracks Wednesday in what officials are treating as a terrorist attack. Police shot and wounded both suspects, who were later arrested. The shocking attack, captured on video by onlookers, ended with one of the assailants, brandishing a cleaver and a ...
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Hale Irwin has won more than anyone on the Champions Tour
There are players who have won more majors, and there are guys who can steal beat good tour players. But, I promise you there will not be a golfer in the field who enjoys competing more than 67 year old Hale Irwin. There is no debate that Irwin is the greatest Senior PGA player ever. He has 45 wins on the Champions Tour, that is 17 more than anybody else. On the regular tour he won 20 times, ...
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Kirkwood School Board approves iPad Minis for all students
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (KSDK) - The Kirkwood School Board approved more than $1.7 million to buy iPad Minis for every student in the district. Reaction has been varied. One parent she has mixed feelings about every student having them in the district, and about starting kindergarteners out with them. The district says the kids are using it anyway. Why not use it to engage them more in their ...