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City digs a little deeper to finance Arcade Building cleanup

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Teen charged in East St. Louis rape after DNA cleared previous suspect

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Four people seriously injured in Berkeley shootout

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St. Ann man killed when SUV flips in St. Louis

Police say 27-year-old Charles Freeman left St. Louis University hospital before he could be arrested for running into a police car while ...
Brussels Ferry part of IL 100 reopen

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (KSDK) - The Brussels Ferry and IL 100 between IL 3 Grafton and IL 16 Hardin has reopened. The IL 3 By-Pass in Randolph County will remain closed at this time. State and local officials are teaming up to clear flood debris and repair damaged areas along the road. It is scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m. Wednesday. State roadways will continue to be monitored by the Illinois ...
Man who walked out of hospital after accident charged

walking away from a hospital last week after a motor vehicle accident involving a police officer. Charles Freeman, 27, is charged with second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, second-degree assault, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest/stop by fleeing, tampering with a motor vehicle, and tampering/interfering with arrest. Freeman is accused of driving a stolen car June ...
Tickets on sale for Jack Buck Golf Classic

ST. ALBANS, Mo. (KSDK) - The Jack Buck Golf Classic will be held August 18 and 19 at the Country Club of St. Albans. This is the 44th year for the tournament, which is the longest-running charity golf tournament west of the Mississippi River. Money raised goes to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Two events take place during the Golf Classic: the Jack Buck Classic Dinner & Auction on Sunday ...
Three Mo. cities named top places for young entrepreneurs

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia have been named "Best Cities for Young Entrepreneurs 2013" by a news site catering to young businesspeople. Readers of Under30CEO.com were asked to select cities they thought were the best places to start a new company based on local resources, culture, atmosphere and appeal. Kansas City and St. Louis finished fourth and fifth, ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Vegetable oil helps lower heart disease risk

Researchers from University of Missouri have suggested that a person can attain a heart-healthy diet by using soybean, canola, corn and sunflower oils.

Kevin Fritsche, along with Guy Johnson, an adjunct professor of food and human nutrition at the University of Illinois, conducted one of the most thorough studies on linoleic acid (LA) questioning whether this fatty acid promoted inflammation in humans.

When the evidence from numerous clinical trials was gathered and examined, Fritsche said it was clear that LA consumption did not promote inflammation in healthy people.

Fritsche and Johnson reviewed 15 clinical trials that studied nearly 500 adults as they consumed various forms of fats, including vegetable oils.

The researchers could find no evidence that a diet high in linoleic acid had any links to inflammation in the body.

Due to this discovery, the researchers say that it is important to continue following the current recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and the American Heart Association to use vegetable oil when cooking and consume between two and four tablespoons of vegetable oil daily to reach the necessary amount of linoleic acid needed for a heart-healthy diet. ...