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Cards officially sign Gonzales Freese sits tonight

Unlike the Reds, the Cards aren't fully maximizing the opportunity to dominate teams with losing records. It's a factor in the NL Central ...
Spurs rely on togetherness to overcome collapse

Through heartbreaking losses and hair-raising victories, through Game 7s of the NBA Finals and Game 46s of the regular season, through contract extension after contract extension, what has defined these San Antonio Spurs more than anything else is the simple fact that they stick together.Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich have been the heart, the soul, the backbone and the ...
Isle of Capri hopes to sell Iowa casino

A view of the casino floor at the new Isle Casino Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The $135 million casino opened Oct. 30. Photo by Robert Cohen, ...
State temporarily closes five Missouri state park beaches for water quality issues

A sweep of the boys and girls state soccer titles might indicate that St. Dominic is a soccer school, but that would be selling the private ...
Express Scripts plans to add 1500 jobs in north St. Louis County

FAIR: We can't understand the fuss, much less the end-of-the-world headlines, over St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones' announcement Tuesday ...

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The Elephant Man [DVD]

Whenever people write about The Elephant Man, the word dignity tends to be the central focus of their analysis. The film tells the true-life story of Joseph (John) Merrick, a young man living in Victorian London who was so severely disfigured that he could not take part in normal society and spent much of his life shunned and gawked at as a freak-show attraction in a traveling circu ... ...

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Japan watchdog formally OKs new safety requirements at nuke plants paves way for resumption

Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements approved Wednesday by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass inspection, they can reopen. All but ...
Breaking news Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

star James Gandofini died today in Italy, where, according to HBO, he was vacationing. His manager confirmed the news to the Associated Press moments ago. ';We're all in shock and feeling immeasurable sadness at the loss of a beloved member of our family,'; reads a statement from the network that ...
House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billion

food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. The chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to the five-year, ...
Blancos 2-run triple in 7th helps Giants win 4-2

Gregor Blanco had a pinch hit, two-run triple in the seventh inning, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro also drove in runs as the Giants won their second straight following a three-game slide. Scutaro and Hunter Pence each had two hits.Will Venable and Jesus Guzman each hit home runs for the Padres, who have ...
Molina benefits from scoring change Freese sits tonight

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina's league-leading batting average just got higher, and an error by third baseman David Freese no longer exists.MLB officials ruled that a two-base error in last week's series against the Mets in New York should have been scored a double for Molina. The reversal raises Molina's batting average from .367 to .371, and gives him the National League lead ...

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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.

Hassan Rouhani

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

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The Plaza, New York City

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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. ...