Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Boenigk, Yancy clash at District 14 debate

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT


Republicans Bob Yancy and Rebecca Boenigk directly challenged each other on health care and other issues Monday night during a debate featuring the five candidates to represent Brazos County in the Texas House.
The two business owners were the mo ...

Texas A&M professor had hand in recently verified mastodon finding

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


Texas A&M anthropology professor Mike Waters was a graduate student studying geology at the University of Arizona when, in 1977, a group of archaeologists in Washington state discovered a 14,000-year-old mastodon that had been butchered and had ...

U.S. ambassador: Trade with China helps job market

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


Flanked by Chinese and American flags Monday on a Texas A&M stage, China's ambassador to the U.S. said the two powerhouses' trade relationship is "highly complementary."
"As the two largest economies in the world," said Zhang Yesui, "it is in ...

Don Powell's self-planned funeral rich with Aggie tradition

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT


Don Powell's passion for life was exemplified in his attention to detail, whether it was as Texas A&M's director of business services or drawing the tiniest line on one of his sports cartoons. And his zeal for precision was magnified in anythin ...

Don Powell's self-planned funeral rich with Aggie tradition

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT


Don Powell's passion for life was exemplified in his attention to detail, whether it was as Texas A&M's director of business services or drawing the tiniest line on one of his sports cartoons. And his zeal for precision was magnified in anythin ...

BooFest, Night at the Museum set for Sunday

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:10 AM PDT

The BooFest at the Ballpark in Bryan and Night at the Museum in College Station set for Sunday will include trick-or-treating, candy and costume contests.
A free shuttle will be provided by Ed Cravey Transportation from the George Bush Library to t ...

Police: Argument between two women led to apparent accidental shooting

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:09 AM PDT


An argument between two women over a "love interest" led to the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man outside a Brazos County bar Sunday, according to information released Monday.
Brandon Keith Richardson, also known as "Pop," was charged Sunday wit ...

Oil rig fire could take a week to extinguish, officials say

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 04:37 AM PDT


An oil drilling platform that's been burning in southeastern Milam County since early Sunday could take a week to extinguish, authorities said.
The fire started about 2 a.m. Sunday, and was contained by that afternoon to the immediate area, author ...

Women fighting allegedly triggered killing

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


An argument between two women led to the shooting death of a 22-year-old man outside a Brazos County bar Sunday, according to information released Monday.
Brandon Keith Richardson, known as "Pop" to his friends, was charged Sunday with manslaughte ...

Oil rig fire could burn for a week

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


An oil drilling platform that's been burning in southeastern Milam County since early Sunday could take a week to extinguish.
The fire started about 2 a.m. Sunday and was contained to the immediate area by that afternoon, authorities said. No inju ...

Roller-Zombies to put on show this weekend

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:42 AM PDT

The Brazos Valley Derby Girls on Sunday will host a Halloween-themed roller derby exhibition in Bryan.
The flat-track roller derby team that formed in 2010 will host the event at VFW Post 4692, 794 N. Harvey Mitchell Parkway. Doors open at 5 p.m. an ...

Gas grill reportedly cause of house fire

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportCollege Station firefighters blamed a leaking gas grill for a blaze that damaged a home on Lee Street Monday night. There were no injuries.Crews were dispatched to the home after a propane tank exploded and caught the back of the ho ...

NASA sting terrifies woman

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


LOS ANGELES -- The elaborate mission to recover a moon rock led NASA agents to one of the most down-to-earth places: a Denny's restaurant in Riverside County.
But at the end of the sting operation, agents were left holding a speck of lunar dust sm ...

Sudden rain, warm temperatures bring mosquitoes

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:54 AM PDT

HOUSTON -- A mosquito surge is a trending topic in Houston lately.Bug spray is flying off the shelves, counties are working overtime to spray neighborhoods and families are retreating indoors during otherwise prime fall weather. Mosquitoes have even ...

Holiday shopping driven by prices

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- Forget style, quality and customer service. This holiday season, all that matters is price.
A week before Halloween and two full months before Christmas, stores are desperately trying to outdo each other in hopes of drawing in customer ...

Doctors split on cholesterol test

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- For heart health, you're supposed to know your numbers: Total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind. But your next checkup might add a new number to the mix.More doctors are going beyond standard cholesterol counts, using ...

Tropical Storm Rina forms off Honduras coast

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:28 AM PDT

MIAMI -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rina has formed in the Caribbean Sea off the coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua and could become a hurricane by the end of the week.The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports Monday that the storm's center is loc ...

U.S. envoy to Syria called home

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has pulled its ambassador home from Syria, arguing that his support for anti-Assad activists put him in grave danger -- the most dramatic action so far by the United States as it struggles to counter a Mideast ...

Panetta: Military refocusing on Asia

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


TOKYO -- The winding down of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan marks a pivot point for the U.S. military, which must now focus on looming threats such as the rising military might of China, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday.
Panetta used his f ...

Tunisia Islamic party gets early victories

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT


TUNIS, Tunisia -- The main Islamist party contesting Tunisia's landmark elections appeared to have made a strong showing, with the first official results Monday indicating it had won half the seats reserved for Tunisians living abroad.
The success ...

Civil rights leaders hail fallen trailblazer Shuttlesworth

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:19 PM PDT


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- As he fought discrimination in his native Alabama, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth endured bombs, beatings and the constant threat of death -- the price of seeking change in one of the most violent cities of the segregated South.
O ...

Body found after storage unit renter dies

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT

LEWISTON, Maine -- A man who died this month at age 80 took a secret to his grave -- a secret that was discovered only after his family went through his belongings in a storage unit. Inside an unplugged freezer, they found a set of human remains that ...

'Paranormal 3' scares up record $54 million debut

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:03 AM PDT


LOS ANGELES -- "Paranormal Activity 3" didn't just go bump in the night. It made a ton of noise at the box office with a record-setting, $54 million opening.
The third film in Paramount Pictures' low-budget fright franchise, which was No. 1 at the ...

Sildenafil Helps Kids with PAH

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:24 AM PDT


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Sildenafil is currently approved for adult pulmonary arterial hypertension, PAH; however according to new research, the drug may also provide significant benefits for children with PAH, helping to improve both oxygen delivery ...

Saving memories with a Shake: The Alzheimer's Drink

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:20 AM PDT


MIAMI, Fla. ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Imagine slowly losing the sense of who you are and not being able to stop it. millions of people in the u-s live with Alzheimer's disease or watch a loved one suffer from it. Now, researchers are looking at a high ...

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