Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Bryan considers selling golf course, buying country club

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


The city of Bryan is again considering selling the Travis B. Bryan Municipal Golf Course, an idea that has percolated for years because of the development potential of the property but faced stiff opposition from the course's regular players.
Thi ...

Hurricane Irene stronger, heads to Bahamas, US

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:26 PM PDT


MIAMI -- Hurricane Irene has churned into a stronger Category 2 storm and has cut a destructive path through the Caribbean as it heads toward the U.S. coast.
Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday night that a hurri ...

B-CS students fill up classrooms again

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Five-year-old Justin Rangel ran out Neal Elementary's front doors and jumped into his mother's arms after the first day of school Monday.
Sporting a Captain America backpack, Justin said he was ready to meet new people in kindergarten.
When asked ...

Official calls deadly Brenham wreck horrific

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Bail was set at $2 million Monday for the 19-year-old charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter after the pickup he was driving collided with a car and killed four Brenham people.
Rachel Ann Dominguez, 22; Guillermo Gonzalez Delgado, ...

Police: Woman was selling meth to College Station bar patrons

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:07 AM PDT

A 19-year-old woman remained behind bars Monday after she told police she and her boyfriend were selling methamphetamine inside a College Station bar.
Bryan resident Jennie Raquel Robinson was charged Sunday with delivery of between 1 to 4 grams of ...

Unrest may cause issues for Aggies from Libya

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Texas A&M's international students from Libya spent the last day glued to news reports as the rule of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the only leader they have known, fizzled to an imminent end.
"We're very joyful and happy, and hopefully things are go ...

Perry asked about alternative to Obamacare

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- With the highest percentage of uninsured residents, Texas would be one of the biggest beneficiaries of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
But Gov. Rick Perry blocked moves to lay the groundwork for expanded coverage. And ...

Police: Man swung bat at 2 women

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:51 AM PDT

A 19-year-old man faces two felony charges after being accused of attempting to hit two women with a bat in Bryan.
Raymond Charles Taylor of Bryan was charged Sunday with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and interference with an ...

Annual list gives professors a peek into freshman minds

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


MILWAUKEE -- Never trust anyone older than the Internet. That's not the official mantra for the incoming class of college freshmen, who according to an annual list collectively are the first to be younger than the World Wide Web, but it certainly c ...

New Braunfels could ban containers on 2 rivers

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 08:44 AM PDT

NEW BRAUNFELS -- Tubers on two Central Texas rivers could have to float along without containers of their favorite beverages.The New Braunfels City Council on Monday night is scheduled to consider an anti-littering ordinance that would ban aluminum c ...

Mom of 2 children found dead also dies, shot self

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:40 AM PDT

HOUSTON -- A Houston woman whose two children were found dead at their home has also died more than a week after a self-inflicted gunshot wound.The Harris County Sheriff's Office on Monday announced the death of 29-year-old Rebekah Sanders. She was p ...

Syrians want Assad out

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT

BEIRUT -- Taking inspiration from the rapid unraveling of the regime in Libya, thousands of Syrians poured into the streets Monday and taunted President Bashar Assad with shouts that his family's 40-year dynasty will be the next dictatorship to crumb ...

Hurricane Irene heads for the U.S.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Irene cut power to more than a million people in Puerto Rico and forecasters warned it could be a major storm as it threatens Florida and South Carolina by the end of the week.
There were no reports of deaths or ...

GOP pushing balanced budget amendment

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- As a "supercommittee" tries to find $1.5 trillion in new deficit cuts this fall, Republicans will be pressing a far more ambitious goal: passing an amendment to the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget. The idea is being pu ...

Libyan rebels secure most of capital

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


TRIPOLI, Libya -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was nowhere to be found Monday as his 42-year rule teetered on the brink of collapse.
Months of NATO airstrikes have left his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli largely demolished. Most of his securi ...

Could be years before Libya exports oil

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- It could be a year or more before Libya produces enough oil to start exporting it in large amounts again. But once the oil starts flowing, it should bring the price of gasoline down even further.
International oil prices fell Monday be ...

'Ghost' to make Broadway debut in 2012

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- A musical based on the Patrick Swayze film Ghost will be haunting Broadway next year.
Producers said Monday that the show, which debuted in June in London, will begin previews in New York in March 2012. Casting for the Broadway run has n ...

Strauss-Kahn case could be dropped due to lies

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- New York City prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss all criminal charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn because they aren't sure beyond a reasonable doubt that the hotel maid who created a cross-continental sensation by accusing him ...

Letterman returns to 'Late Show' after threat to life

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- Even a fatwa is grist for comedy when you’re David Letterman.
Back from two weeks’ vacation and making his first TV appearance since a threat against his life was posted on a jihadist website, the Late Show host played it a ...

Cold Hearted: Freezing Atrial Fibrillation

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:16 AM PDT


ROCHESTER, Minn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 2.5 million Americans live with atrial fibrillation. It's a disorder where the heart beats abnormally, raising the risk of stroke among those who have it. Medications can help but often stop working afte ...

Cold Hearted: Freezing Atrial Fibrillation - Research Summary

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:11 AM PDT


BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that usually causes poor blood flow to the body. During atrial fibrillation, the heart's two upper chambers, the atria, beat chaotically and irregularly out of coordina ...

Avoiding a Risky Surgery

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:07 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research offers a way for patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) to avoid having a risky surgery.
ACS is a blocking or narrowing of the carotid artery in the neck with no symptoms such as transient ischemic att ...

Mutant Gene Leads to Cancer

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:07 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have identified a gene that is commonly mutated in human cancers and have shown its direct role in causing an abnormal number of chromosomes.
Investigators from Georgetown University Medical Center found that 20 p ...

Best Treatments for Manic Episodes

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:06 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research sheds light on which types of drugs are most effective for treating acute manic episodes.
Mania is defined as an "excessively raised mood." It affects about 1 percent of the population and tends to alternate wit ...

New Help for Stubborn Gout

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:04 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a new therapy for people with chronic gout that is resistant to treatment. A new study shows injections of the drug pegloticase can offer improvement for these patients.
About 6 million Americans have gout, and ...

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