Genetic mutations not inherited from parents appear to explain some cases of autism, new research suggests. And the mutations may number in the hundreds.
Continue reading …Scary lightning strike in Mississippi, though no serious injuries appear to have resulted: The bolt hit a power pole near tents where Air Force ROTC cadets were training, sending 77 cadets to the hospital for evaluation. Two went by ambulance from Camp Shelby and the rest by bus, reports AP…
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Highlights of this day in history: Sen. Joseph McCarthy confronted over his anti-communist tactics; Author Charles Dickens dies; Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns; Secretariat wins Triple Crown; Electric guitar pioneer Les Paul born. (June 9)
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Highlights of this day in history: Sen. Joseph McCarthy confronted over his anti-communist tactics; Author Charles Dickens dies; Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns; Secretariat wins Triple Crown; Electric guitar pioneer Les Paul born. (June 9)
Continue reading …Tim Thomas made 37 saves and Rich Peverley scored twice as the Bruins emphatically evened the Stanely Cup finals at two games apiece with a 4-0 victory over Vancouver Wednesday. (June 9)
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Tim Thomas made 37 saves and Rich Peverley scored twice as the Bruins emphatically evened the Stanely Cup finals at two games apiece with a 4-0 victory over Vancouver Wednesday. (June 9)
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A protester wearing a mask of Syrian leader Bashar al Assad sits on the gro… Map of Syria locating Jisr al-Shughur. Western powers pressed the UN Securi… Syrian men lie wounded in hospital beds in the southeastern Turkish city of… Western powers pressed the UN Security Council to condemn Syria’s deadly crackdown on opposition protests in the face of strong opposition from Russia and China. Britain and France have drawn up a new resolution which demands that President Bashar al-Assad end the violence and lift the siege of protest cities. It also calls for an arms embargo on Syria. But there is no threat of sanctions and France’s envoy said that there was no intention to launch…
Continue reading …Normally, word that a congressman’s wife is pregnant is not national news, but we remain in the Anthony Weiner worm hole. Yes, his 35-year-old wife, Huma Abedin, is in the early stages of pregnancy with their first child. The news comes not from a tabloid but from the New York…
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Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were big winners at the 2011 CMT Awards — and they were also absent. But a rapper and teen pop star helped keep the momentum up at the award show. (June 9)
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Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were big winners at the 2011 CMT Awards — and they were also absent. But a rapper and teen pop star helped keep the momentum up at the award show. (June 9)
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