Feverfew compound gets at leukemia roots

16 December, 2020

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Wednesday, February 23, 2005A compound in the common daisy-like plant feverfew kills human leukemia stem cells and could form the basis for newer, more effective drugs for the disease. American researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York say that it could take months to develop a useable drug from the compound, […]

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New fossils from 10 million year old ape found in Ethiopia

8 December, 2020

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Thursday, August 23, 2007 Researchers say that new, ten million-year-old fossils found in Ethiopia, prove that the theory that humans may have evolved from a species of great apes eight million years ago, may not be true, but that humans may have split from apes as long as 10.5 million years ago. At least nine […]

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Change That Old Room Thermostat And Save Money

6 December, 2020

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Find Out More About: Air Conditioning Newcastle By Ted Davis The standard room thermostat isn’t what it once was. The majority of people do not give their thermostats a second thought until such time as they are going to replace them. However, they have advanced a great deal through the years. They have come a […]

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Artist who changed Hollywood sign to ‘Hollyweed’ surrenders to authorities

4 December, 2020

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Thursday, January 12, 2017 On Monday, the person responsible for changing the Hollywood sign in California to read “Hollyweed” as a new year’s prank turned himself in to local authorities. 30-year-old artist Zachary Cole Fernandez surrendered himself, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said. According to LAPD, Fernandez went to the police station accompanied by […]

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Apple’s iTunes replaces Wal-Mart as No. 1 U.S. music seller

3 December, 2020

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Five years after its launch, Apple Computer‘s iTunes downloadable music service in February passed Wal-Mart to become the No. 1 music seller in the United States, according to figures released April 3 by NPD Group, a market research firm. The firm said more than 4 billion songs had been downloaded from […]

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Louvre Shutters Popular For Its Durability And Stability}

30 November, 2020

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Find Out More About: Trex Sunshine Coast Submitted by: JOSEPH ZAMMIT Nothing compares to the Louvre Shutter when it comes to popular shutter styles. Look at just any home and the numbers with the Louvre shutters are going to exceed those that are without one. There are many shutter styles to choose from and it […]

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Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer

20 November, 2020

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Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York, […]

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Euro reaches new lows

18 November, 2020

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Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar and Japanese yen; all considered by investors to be safe currencies during times of economic turmoil. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that recent comments from the […]

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Wikinews interviews Australian blind Paralympic skier Melissa Perrine

16 November, 2020

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Monday, December 10, 2012 Vail, Colorado, United States — Yesterday, Wikinews sat down with Australian blind Paralympic skier Melissa Perrine who was participating in a national team training camp in Vail, Colorado. ((Wikinews)) This is Melissa Perrine. And are you like Jess Gallagher and just here training and not competing? Melissa Perrine: I’m not competing […]

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