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Daytona frontstretch getting $400M facelift

Daytona International Speedway is getting another facelift, this one considerably bigger than the last.Three years after a complete repaving project, the famed track is overhauling the frontstretch to enhance the "fan experience."International Speedway Corp., which owns Daytona and 12 other NASCAR tracks, announced funding approval Tuesday. ISC estimates the redesign with cost between ...
Streaking Wainwright has struggled vs. Cubs

Adam Wainwright (10-3, 2.18 ERA). He has won his last five starts while compiling a 1.64 ERA during that streak. But he is 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA over the last six starts against the ...
Cards pushing for All-Star ballot-box stuffing

STL Cardinals want to engage in the time-honored practice of what is commonly known as "ballot-box stuffing."At a Wednesday rally at Busch Stadium, area pols and public ...
Starbucks to post calories in coffee shops

Starbucks wants you to know the amount of calories in that Caramel Ribbon Crunch or Mocha Cookie Crumble coffee when you walk in the door.The popular coffee shop will begin posting calorie counts on its menu boards and food tags beginning June 25. The company already posts some calories online.Starbucks is joining an increasing number of restaurant chains that are disclosing calories to their ...
Chicago company buys beer label printer AC Label

Fort Dearborn , based in suburban Chicago, acquired St. Louis County-based AC Label from Emigrant Capital Corp., the private equity subsidiary of New York-based Emigrant Bank.Terms of the sale were not disclosed."The acquisition of AC Label enhances Fort Dearborn's leadership position in the decorative label marketplace by broadening our geographic footprint, capabilities and market ...

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Mean Girls [DVD]

I have noted in previous reviews of post-John Hughes teen movies the tiredness of the requisite sequence in which a character explains all the various subgroups of the high school social system and where they congregate. This is where the jocks hang out these are the mat ... ...

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Man shot in Pagedale after scuffle

o Police were investigating a shooting on St. Charles Rock Road just after noon today.A man was reported shot about 12:10 p.m. at St. Charles Rock Road and Kingsland Avenue,authorities said.Authorities say three men got into an altercation. One of them pulled a gun and shot another in the shoulder, police said. The victim is expected to survive.Two people were seen fleeing the area. St. Charles ...
Teen driver charged in hit-and-run that killed boy 2 in St. Louis County

A 17-year-olddriver who police say ran over and killed a toddler Sunday night, then drove off, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident.Charles Guice, of the 1700 block of Nemnich Road in unincorporated St. Louis County, was held on $50,000 bail after turning himself in on Monday.St. Louis County Police Officer Randy Vaughn said the teen told authorities he fled the scene after ...
Judge denies trial delay for Fort Hood suspect

oA military judge Tuesday refused a three-month trial delay for the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage.Maj. Nidal Hasan made the request after the judge earlier this month allowed him to represent himself at the court-martial. Hasan said he needed more time to prepare for his "defense of others" strategy, which must show that a killing was necessary ...
Missouri Sen. McCaskill Express Support For Clinton Presidential Run

While Hillary Clinton has not officially announced her intention to run for president in 2016, the former Secretary of State has already picked up a high profile endorsement from Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.In a statement released on Tuesday, McCaskill announced her support for Ready for Hillary, an independent political action committee urging Clinton to run for ...
Teen charged in hit and run death of two-year-old

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KSDK) - The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged a 17-year-old Tuesday after the teen turned himself over to authorities overnight in connection to a fatal hit and run accident Sunday night. Two-year-old Darrion Griffin was killed after being struck by a sport utility vehicle while crossing the street in the 1500 block of Redman Road to play with a ...

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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. ...