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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 ...

  • Browns Vianney aim for one more trip to state

    Matt Brown can't believe how quickly the last four years have gone by.The Vianney senior third baseman is nearing the end of his impressive high school career, and he has one more goal on his mind: he wants the Golden Griffins to get back to state one more time."That was the one goal I set for myself before the season started," Brown said. "I don't care if we win or lose ...

  • Alonso Red Bull complaints due to frustration

    Closing in on Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso suggested Red Bull's complaints about Pirelli's fast-degrading tires are due to frustration at no longer dominating races.Red Bull star Vettel finished fourth when Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago to reduce the gap to the German to 17 points.But the race was overshadowed by Pirelli's ...

  • Drag racer Brown steps into Carpenters IndyCar

    Antron Brown joked that he wouldn't mind making a couple of left-handed turns the next time he's on the track. Ed Carpenter thought it'd be fun to ramp up the speed by about 100 mph.Maybe they ought to swap rides.Brown, the reigning NHRA Top Fuel champion, stopped by his old pal's garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, slipping into Carpenter's No. 20 ...

  • City Walk project grows in size

    Whole Foods Markets said Wednesday that it would open a store at the $70 million City Walk apartment development in the Central West End. ...


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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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  • World Wide Technology opens new HQ

    World Wide Technology Inc. said Wednesday it has finished work on its new headquarters in Maryland Heights.The fast-growing systems-integration company has added at least 100 jobs as part of the expansion, St. Louis County officials said.The new 57,200-square-foot facility on Fee Fee Road will house continued growth, said chief executive officer Jim Kavanaugh."WWT's continuing success ...

  • Inaugural tournament cut to 54 holes

    The LPGA Tour's first trip to Paradise Island is being cut short by rain.Storms that dumped about a foot of rain on the Ocean Club wiped out the pro-am Wednesday and left the course under so much water that the first round Thursday also was canceled. The tournament now will start Friday and be played over 54 holes.The field features the top three players in women's golf, including ...

  • St. Louis County woman charged with stabbing brother in front of Berkeley cop

    o A St. Louis County woman nearly killed her brother Wednesday when she stabbed him in front of a police officer, authorities say.Sharnae Trust, 29, of the 3100 block of Chicory Creek Lane in unincorporated St. Louis County, was charged today with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.Berkeley Police Chief Frank McCall Jr. said police responded shortly after 5 a.m. to a home in the ...

  • Larry Conners fired from KMOV

    said: "We regret to announce that Larry Conners is no longer a KMOV news reporter."The action comes after a series of events that began last week when Conners alleged he was targeted by the Internal Revenue Service ...

  • Carnie 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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