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Woman, 78, dies after her car is stranded in CA Feb 4 2010 1:53PM
Authorities say a 78-year-old woman died
of hypothermia after she and her husband took a wrong turn in
Northern California and got stranded.
Police say Harold and Raquel Labbe of Hayward set out for Cache
Creek Casino on Jan. 27. They took a wro
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| British author calls for assisted suicide panel Feb 1 2010 4:05AM
Best-selling British fantasy author Terry
Pratchett says he believes an assisted suicide panel should be set
up to help Britons who want to kill themselves.
Pratchett, one of the country's most-read writers, says his
proposed panel would allow s
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 30 2010 4:13PM
Power crews in the Dakotas continue to
repair lines damaged in a recent ice storm that disrupted service
to thousands of customers.
The most recent estimate from the South Dakota Rural Electric
Association puts the number of customers without po
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 30 2010 2:56PM
Power crews in the Dakotas continue to
repair lines damaged in a recent ice storm that disrupted service
to thousands of customers. The most recent estimate from the South
Dakota Rural Electric Association puts the number of customers
without power b
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| Woman charged in mom's killing pleads guilty Jan 30 2010 2:35PM
A woman accused of killing her mother
in Sioux Falls has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter.
Judy Lynn Carey entered the plea Friday as part of deal with
prosecutors. The 50-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison.
Carey had been
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| Pfizer pares, refocuses research after Wyeth buy Jan 27 2010 11:12AM
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc., which just bought rival
Wyeth in October, will scrap testing of roughly 100 experimental
drugs from their combined research operations to focus more
resources on its priority areas.
Pfizer says it will continue with about
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 27 2010 1:35AM
Republican candidate Mike Parry has won
the special election in southern Minnesota for a seat his party has
long controlled.
With about 85 percent of the unofficial vote counted, Parry had
about 43 percent of the vote to Democrat Jason Engbrecht
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Jan 26 2010 4:13PM
Governor Tim Pawlenty will deliver his
final State of the State address at the Minnesota Capitol on
February eleventh. The Republican governor's office says he will
make the speech in the House chamber, just down the hall from his
office. Pawlenty is
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| Albert Lea nursing home, exaides face lawsuit Jan 26 2010 11:26AM
An Albert Lea nursing home and four fired
aides are being sued over alleged abuse of residents with dementia
and Alzheimer's disease.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Freeborn County accuses the nursing
assistants of abuse over four months in 2008.
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 26 2010 2:13AM
Sen. Mike Vehle (VAL'-ee) of Mitchell drew
applause from his colleagues when he walked into the South Dakota
Senate chamber. His arrival late yesterday afternoon meant a
majority of the 35 senators was in the chamber, so the Senate could
officially m
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| Bernanke's chances...New jobs bill...Chuck Mathias dies... Jan 25 2010 9:56PM
Ben Bernanke appears headed for another four
years as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The opposition that arose
on Capitol Hill last week has waned, and President Barack Obama
tells ABC, Bernanke has his "strongest support." The Senate is
expected t
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| High blood pressure may increase risk of dementia Jan 25 2010 8:04PM
There's a new reason to watch your blood
pressure it might help save you from dementia.
New research suggests that hypertension may cause a kind of
scarring that interferes with communication between brain cells.
That scarring, known as white
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| US Attorney: J&J paid kickbacks to boost sales Jan 15 2010 9:27AM
Federal prosecutors in Boston say health care
giant Johnson & Johnson paid tens of millions of dollars in
kickbacks so nursing homes would put more patients on its
blockbuster schizophrenia drug.
They say J&J paid the kickbacks, in the f
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| Vt. woman accused of killing mom is freed on bail Jan 13 2010 12:22PM
A Vermont woman accused of shooting her
mother and then burning her body in a backyard fire pit is out of
jail.
Fifty-nine-year-old Jeanne Sevigny, of Westford, posted $150,000
bail Wednesday.
Sevigny is accused of killing Mary Wilcox, who
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| Century 21 cofounder Arthur Bartlett dies at 76 Jan 6 2010 10:23AM
Arthur E. Bartlett, who co-founded the
Century 21 real estate company, has died at his home in San Diego
County. He was 76.
His daughter, Stacy Bartlett Renshaw, says Bartlett died on New
Year's Eve at his Coronado home. He had Alzheimer's disea
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 5 2010 5:22AM
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen says it has
reopened after a two-day closure prompted by a terrorist threat.
The embassy says Tuesday that successful Yemeni counterterrorism
operations have allowed the embassy to resume operations. The
embassy says cr
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| South chilled by Arctic winds, record snow in East Jan 5 2010 3:44AM
The eastern half of the U.S. is in a deep
freeze, and forecasters say it could last the rest of the week.
Waves of Arctic air have prompted freeze warnings in central
Alabama and Mississippi. And in the Florida Panhandle, farmers are
scrambling
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| Security measures...Appeal rejected...Courthouse shooting...Deep... Jan 4 2010 4:55PM
Enforcement appears to be spotty for the tighter
screening ordered by the U.S. at airports around the world. The
U.S. wants more careful screening for people who are citizens of,
and flying from 14 nations considered security risks. The Obama
adminis
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| Three deaths linked to cold, ice Jan 4 2010 3:52PM
Police in Nashville, Tenn., believe that
an elderly man was a victim of the bitter cold temperatures
gripping the region. According to The Tennessean newspaper, the
81-year-old man had Alzheimer's, and police believe he wandered
outside in his bathro
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| Longer list...Officer reassigned...Stocks gain Jan 4 2010 3:52PM
They could get some extra scrutiny before
they're allowed into the United States or they might even be
kept out altogether. That's what's in store for dozens of people
whose names have been added to the government's terrorist watch
list and the no-f
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| Search for Vt. grandma's remains postponed by snow Dec 23 2009 12:43PM
Homicide investigators say they're
postponing a search for the remains of a Vermont grandmother who
police say was shot to death and incinerated by her daughter and
buried by her grandson.
Seventy-eight-year-old Mary Wilcox of Westford suffered
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| Search to resume for Vt. woman shot, burned Dec 18 2009 4:41PM
Searchers will return to a school in
Westford, Vt., over the weekend to look for the remains of a
78-year-old grandmother who was shot to death, burned and then
buried.
Vermont State Police crime scene investigators are looking for
the remains
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| Search resumes for Vt. woman shot, burned in 2006 Dec 18 2009 9:06AM
Searchers are back at a school and a home
in Westford, Vt., looking for the remains of a 78-year-old
grandmother who was shot to death, burned and then buried.
Vermont State Police crime scene investigators are looking for
the remains of Mary Wi
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| Police: Vt. woman killed mom, had son bury remains Dec 17 2009 9:27AM
Vermont State Police say a 78-year-old
woman with Alzheimer's disease who was reported missing in 2006 was
killed by her daughter, who then burned her body in the backyard
and had her son the victim's grandson dispose of it.
Mary Wilcox, of We
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| Alzheimer's drug trial altered after 9 deaths Dec 15 2009 12:08PM
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be led.
By The Associated Press
Drugmakers Elan Corp. and Transition Therapeutics Inc. say
they've trimmed their study of a potential Alzheimer's treatment
after nine patients died while receiving higher doses of the
compound
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| Top 2009 stories Dec 15 2009 10:44AM
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| Top 2009 stories Dec 13 2009 10:44AM
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| Top 2009 stories Dec 12 2009 10:44AM
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| Songwriter for Elvis' 'It's Now or Never' dies Dec 3 2009 10:45PM
The songwriter behind the Elvis Presley
hit "It's Now or Never" has died.
A publicist for Aaron Schroeder says the 84-year-old died
Tuesday. Dale Olson said Schroeder had been suffering from a form
of Alzheimer's disease.
Olson says Schroe
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| U. of Neb. board votes down stemcell rule changes Nov 20 2009 1:25PM
The University of Nebraska's governing
board has voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules
governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal
government allows.
The eight-member Board of Regents voted 4-4 Friday, defeating
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 18 2009 2:35AM
The key averages logged modest gains Tuesday,
enough to be lifted to new 13-month highs.
The Dow gained 30 points to 10,437. It was the highest close for
the index since Oct. 2, 2008.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose just 1
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| Adeona Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results and... Nov 17 2009 6:46AM
eona Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results and
Achievements
ANN ARBOR, MI (Marketwire) 11/17/09
Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: AEN), a specialty
pharmaceutical
company dedicated to the awareness, diagnosis, prevention and
tr
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| US and China: Cooperation and differences...Influencing the health... Nov 17 2009 3:44AM
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu
Jintao have concluded several hours of meetings sounding a
cooperative theme. While differences remain on such things as
economic policy, security and human rights, both spoke in bold
terms of the growi
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| Going hightech to track Alzheimer's patients Nov 17 2009 3:06AM
Keeping track of Alzheimer's patients is going
high-tech.
The Alzheimer's Association is adapting technology developed for
monitoring prisoners to let caregivers track where their loved ones
drive or walk and alert them if they go beyond the vi
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| Adeona Announces Publication of Results of 160 Patient Phase 2... Nov 13 2009 7:21AM
eona Announces Publication of Results of 160 Patient Phase 2
Clinical Trial
ANN ARBOR, MI (Marketwire) 11/13/09
Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: AEN) announced today the
publication
in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism of results of a 16
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| Plea deal reached in Fla. Alzheimer's killing case Nov 12 2009 1:11PM
The lawyer for a South Florida man
charged with murder for allegedly dragging his dementia-plagued
father into the ocean says his client has reached a plea deal.
Attorney Michael Weinstein says 53-year-old Bobby Yurkanin
(YUR'kuh-nun) of Fort La
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| Utah AG says state gets $24M in Zyprexa settlement Nov 11 2009 12:36PM
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says
the state has agreed to a $24 million civil settlement with Eli
Lilly & Co. over claims the drug maker engaged in off-label
marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa.
Shurtleff's office said Wedne
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| Honoring veterans...Stocks higher...O'Connor's husband dies... Nov 11 2009 11:54AM
President Barack Obama and first lady
Michelle Obama have observed Veterans Day at Arlington National
Cemetery visiting the graves of troops killed in Iraq and
Afghanistan. The president also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the
Unknowns, and paid tribut
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| Husband of retired Justice O'Connor dies Nov 11 2009 10:44AM
John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has died.
The court said the 79-year-old O'Connor died Wednesday in
Phoenix, Ariz., of complications arising from Alzheimer's disease.
John O'Connor, hi
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 11 2009 1:45AM
Funeral arrangements are being planned
for a Minnesota soldier who was killed at Fort Hood last week.
Pfc. Kham Xiong (kahm shong) of St. Paul was among the 13 people
who died in the shooting spree at the Army base in Texas. Another
29 people we
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| URGENT Nov 9 2009 11:47AM
The world's biggest drugmaker is closing six of
its 20 research facilities, reorganizing others, and cutting the
jobs of roughly 15 percent of its scientists and support staff.
The moves are part of Pfizer Inc.'s massive reorganization after
buy
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| Adeona Launches CopperProof Test Panel Nov 9 2009 6:46AM
ANN ARBOR, MI (Marketwire) 11/09/09
Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: AEN) announced today that it
has
initiated the U.S. launch of its high precision diagnostic test
panel for
the comprehensive evaluation of zinc and copper status in patients
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Nov 6 2009 6:11AM
A federal judge has accepted a plea
agreement that drops murder-related charges against an Idaho man
prosecutors allege ordered the killing of three women at a western
Montana hair salon eight years ago. Lincoln Benavides of Boise
pleaded guilty Thur
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 6 2009 2:41AM
The Council on American-Islamic relations is
condemning Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.
CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper admits his heart sank when he saw
the alleged gunman's Islamic name.
Hooper says when he first heard abou
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 2:41AM
A federal judge has accepted a plea
agreement that drops murder-related charges against an Idaho man
prosecutors allege ordered the killing of three women at a western
Montana hair salon eight years ago.
Lincoln Benavides of Boise pleaded guilty
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Nov 5 2009 6:05PM
Energy West Inc., a natural gas and
energy marketing company in Great Falls, has bought 83 percent of
the outstanding shares of Cut Bank Gas Co., a natural gas utility
serving Cut Bank. The deal, which was announced Thursday, was
approved earlier in
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| Its `Mother' dead, doomsday sect's future in doubt Nov 5 2009 3:24PM
As many as 1,000 followers of a New Age
spiritual leader and doomsday prophet are expected to come to her
memorial service this weekend at the sprawling Montana ranch she
used as a headquarters.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet died last month in Bozeman
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| Its "Mother" dead, doomsday sect's future in doubt Nov 5 2009 3:19PM
As many as 1,000 followers of a New Age
spiritual leader and doomsday prophet are expected for her memorial
service this weekend at the sprawling Montana ranch she used as a
headquarters.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, 70, died last month in Bozeman a
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| Adeona Receives IRB Approval to Initiate Clinical Trial of... Nov 2 2009 7:07AM
eona Receives IRB Approval to Initiate Clinical Trial of
Once-Daily Oral
ANN ARBOR, MI (Marketwire) 11/02/09
Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: AEN), a specialty
pharmaceutical
company dedicated to the awareness, diagnosis, prevention and
trea
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| Experts: HS football concussions merit more study Oct 30 2009 10:51AM
Some studies suggest that head injuries can set
up professional football players for later mental problems. Now
congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high
school players.
NFL concusssions were the focus of a hearing in Wash
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| Conyers want independent review of football head injury data... Oct 28 2009 11:26AM
Congress is getting involved in the issue of
head injuries in professional football.
At a Capitol Hill hearing today, the chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee said he wants an independent review of all data
on NFL head injuries. John Conyer
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| Deadly attack in Afghan capital...A pay raise for U.S. troops... Oct 28 2009 2:41AM
Six U.N. staff are among a dozen people killed when
gunmen with automatic weapons and suicide vests stormed a guest
house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital. A
Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility, saying it was meant as an
ass
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| Former NFL players to testify about brain injuries Oct 28 2009 2:06AM
Three former pro football players make their
way to Capitol Hill today as a congressional hearing focuses on
brain injuries suffered in the game.
The hearing was prompted by a study that the National Football
league commissioned. It found that r
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| Ditka calls for more action on head injuries Oct 27 2009 4:41PM
Mike Ditka has a message for the [[kxtopic:nfl:t[NFL]:t]] and
congressional leaders: more action not studies.
The Hall of Famer spoke Tuesday on the eve of a congressional
hearing on head injuries among NFL players.
NFL commissioner Roger G
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| NFLPA: no battle with league on head injuries Oct 27 2009 12:43PM
The head of the NFL Players Association says
the union is not in a battle with the league over head injuries
but still wants to reduce their impact.
Union head DeMaurice Smith made the comments at a news
conference Tuesday, on the eve of a cong
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 26 2009 4:12AM
University of Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard
is to be buried in Florida Monday after a funeral in his home town
of Miami.
Howard was fatally stabbed during an altercation outside a dance
on Connecticut's campus early last Sunday. UConn pla
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| Big Apple party...Somber funeral preparations Oct 26 2009 1:52AM
The chanting went on long after the final out as
New York Yankees fans celebrated the team's American League
Championship Series victory. The Yanks play in the World Series
starting Wednesday in New York against the NL champ Philadelphia
Phillies.
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| Montana sect leader memorialized Oct 23 2009 4:26AM
Hundreds of people gathered in Bozeman to
remember Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the spiritual leader of the
Church Universal and Triumphant who died earlier this month.
Prophet suffered from advanced Alzheimer's disease or dementia
for years. She di
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 20 2009 3:51AM
The [[kxtopic:national-transportation-safety-board:t[National Transportation Safety Board]:t]]
is expected to release its initial findings Tuesday into the cause
of a plane crash near Billings that killed both men aboard.
Scott Shimamoto of Billi
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Oct 20 2009 2:41AM
Christian religious rights groups are
opposing a proposed United Nations resolution that would condemn
"negative stereotyping of religions."
The Rev. Carl Moeller (MUL'-ur), president of Open Doors USA,
says the resolution backed by Islamic countr
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Oct 19 2009 5:51PM
Memorial services are scheduled Thursday
for the leader of religious sect that made elaborate preparations
for nuclear Armageddon in the 1980s. Elizabeth Claire Prophet died
last week at the age of 70 after suffering from advanced
Alzheimer's disease
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| Memorial planned for wellknown sect leader Oct 19 2009 5:30PM
Memorial services for Elizabeth Clare
Prophet are scheduled for Thursday.
Prophet, 70, suffered from advanced Alzheimer's disease or
dementia for years and died at her home last week.
Despite her disease, videos and writings of Prophet cont
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 3:44AM
The Stillwater County Sheriff's office
identified a man who was found dead in a Molt area home as
33-year-old Michael Blattie.
Sheriff Clifford Brophy, who also is the county coroner, says
dispatchers were called to a home in the 2100 block of M
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| Goodell and Smith to testify to Congress Oct 16 2009 6:12PM
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Players
Association executive director DeMaurice Smith will both testify at
a Congressional hearing on head injuries among NFL players.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., D-Mich.,
said Friday
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Oct 16 2009 5:51PM
The number of Montana property owners
seeking reviews of their property appraisals so far this year is
three times more than when the last reappraisal took place in 2003.
Revenue Director Dan Bucks attributes the increase to the
department's public
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| Church Universal and Triumphant leader dies Oct 16 2009 3:10PM
Church Universal and Triumphant leader
Elizabeth Clare Prophet has died in Bozeman. She was 70.
Prophet's legal guardian, Murray Steinman, says she suffered
from advanced Alzheimer's disease and died at her apartment
Thursday night.
Prophe
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| Church Universal and Triumphant leader dies Oct 16 2009 2:56PM
Church Universal and Triumphant leader
Elizabeth Clare Prophet has died in Bozeman. She was 70.
Prophet suffered from advanced Alzheimer's disease and died at
her apartment Thursday night, said legal guardian Murray Steinman.
Prophet was th
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Oct 16 2009 6:53AM
The Minnesota Department of Veterans
Affairs is hosting a summit that brings together women veterans,
women currently serving in the military, and wives of military
members and veterans. The two-day summit kicks off today at the
Ramada Mall of Americ
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| St. Paul PD joins Project Lifesaver Oct 16 2009 5:15AM
The St. Paul Police Department is the
latest law enforcement agency to join a program designed to quickly
locate vulnerable adults or children who go missing.
Project Lifesaver uses tracking technology to help police
respond quickly to missing p
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| Devising a plan...Unemployment help...Astor's son convicted... Oct 8 2009 6:54PM
President Barack Obama is preparing for
another high-level meeting on Afghanistan tomorrow as word surfaces
that he will determine how many more U.S. troops to send into the
war based solely on keeping al-Qaida at bay. As Obama decides his
next move,
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 8 2009 3:31PM
A senior administration official says
President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban
involvement in Afghanistan's political future and is inclined to
send only as many more U.S. troops to Afghanistan as are needed to
keep al-Qaida at bay.
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| Jury finds Astor's son guilty of looting estate Oct 8 2009 2:00PM
Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son has been
convicted of plundering the philanthropist's nearly $200 million
fortune.
Anthony Marshall now faces a mandatory jail sentence of at least
one year for exploiting Astor's failing mind to help himself to he
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| Congress to look at head injuries in NFL Oct 2 2009 4:55PM
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
says he will hold hearings on head injuries among NFL players.
Michigan Democrat John Conyers made the announcement Friday. It
comes following a preliminary study done for the NFL which
suggested ret
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| Quake relief...Afghan assessment...Football players and Alzheimers... Sep 30 2009 4:06PM
Disaster relief efforts are under way in
Indonesia and in the Samoas of the South Pacific, following a pair
of unrelated earthquakes less than 24 hours apart. The number of
dead on Samoa and nearby American Samoa is now above 100, in the
aftermath of
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 30 2009 3:24PM
Indonesia's health minister is calling
today's quake a "high-scale disaster."
The quake has trapped thousands in collapsed buildings, while
triggering landslides and fires. At least 75 people are confirmed
dead.
The minister told MetroTV tha
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| ExNFL players report higher rates of dementia Sep 30 2009 12:15PM
A new study suggests retired National Football
League players may have a high rate of Alzheimer's disease or other
memory problems.
The telephone survey asked if the retirees had ever been
diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or other
m
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 28 2009 2:13AM
South Dakota's third-largest fair drew 1 1/2
percent more visitors this year compared to 2008.
The Brown County Fair's 2009 count of 246,684 visitors topped
last year's mark of 243,000 and 220,000 in 2007.
Revenue numbers aren't yet prepare
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