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- Rep. Flores defends his vote in favor of debt bill
- Grimes man cleared in wildfire
- Snakes brave heat to bite
- Coach Sherman to give A&M grads a farewell
- Weather Whys: Dry places
- Police: Driver charged with felony DWI
- Getting a little creative: Sporting events helping Visitors Bureau pick up the slack
- Getting a little creative: Sporting events helping Visitors Bureau pick up the slack
- School supplies sought for local kids
- Power knocked out for 19 due to wreck
- Workshop planned on veterans benefits
- Police: Driver used car to push AC unit
- Muslims killed in Britain riots
- UK police out in force as violence wanes
- Somali troops get U.S. training
- Congressional committee to cut debt forming
- Romney faces fight to keep top spot
- Let's Stuff the Bus with lots of school supplies
- Anne Hathaway fearless about nearing 30
- Genetic Analysis to Monitor Fetus
- Turning Mice Stem Cells into Sperm
- Hair Transplants without the Pain - Research Summary
- Blindsiding Eye Cancer
- Blindsiding Eye Cancer - Research Summary
- Development in Anti-tumor Drugs
| Rep. Flores defends his vote in favor of debt bill Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT U.S. Rep. Bill Flores on Wednesday defended his recent vote in favor of raising the federal debt ceiling, but said to a tense room at Blinn College that more spending cuts are needed to solve the nation's debt problems. "It is not a perfect bill," ...   |
| Grimes man cleared in wildfire Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT A Grimes County grand jury on Wednesday found no reason to pursue criminal charges against the man whose backyard barbecue led to late June's Dyer Mill Fire, which consumed 30 homes and nearly 6,000 acres. District Attorney Tuck McLain said he spe ... |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT The heat may be keeping normally active native snakes burrowed up in holes or even houses, but local doctors say the lack of sightings hasn't translated into a reduction in snakebites. In fact, area emergency rooms have seen an increase in snakebi ... |
| Coach Sherman to give A&M grads a farewell Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Texas A&M's head football coach will be the commencement speaker Thursday, the prelude to a pair of graduation ceremonies Friday. MIke Sherman -- who has served as the Aggie head coach since 2008 and is preparing to start football season in l ... |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2011 03:03 AM PDT Q: This has been a very dry summer. What's the driest place on Earth? A: That would have to be in the country of Chile, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. "A small town called Arica in Chile has gone as long as 14 years without any me ... |
| Police: Driver charged with felony DWI Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:33 AM PDT A 53-year-old man faces a felony driving while intoxicated charge after an officer said the man nearly sideswiped him.Phillip Gary Bachus of Overton was charged Tuesday with at least his third DWI charge. He also had a parole violation warrant.A Texa ... |
| Getting a little creative: Sporting events helping Visitors Bureau pick up the slack Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT The Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau is getting creative to draw folks to the area during this tough economic period. While the number of conferences hosted locally has fallen slightly over the past three years, sporting events ... |
| Getting a little creative: Sporting events helping Visitors Bureau pick up the slack Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT The Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau is getting creative to draw folks to the area during this tough economic period. While the number of conferences hosted locally has fallen slightly over the past three years, sporting events ... |
| School supplies sought for local kids Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:17 AM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe second annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive will be staged on Thursday.The BCS Junior League will host the campaign from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Brazos Center in Bryan and Tower Point H-E-B in College Station.Residents ... |
| Power knocked out for 19 due to wreck Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Power for 19 customers in south Brazos County was knocked out for about 21/2 hours Wednesday after an 18-wheeler collided with a pole, causing power lines to go down. Mike McDougal, spokesman for Mid-South Synergy, said by 4 p.m ... |
| Workshop planned on veterans benefits Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Park Place Assisted Living facility will host a free workshop Saturday on veterans benefits. The workshop will be held at 10 a.m. at the Brazos County VFW Post 4692, 1447 South F.M. 2818 in Bryan. It will explore the Departme ... |
| Police: Driver used car to push AC unit Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA man reported to police as a suspicious person was arrested at about 3 a.m. on a driving-while-intoxicated charge, which was elevated to a felony because of his prior convictions.A witnesses called police at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday whe ... |
| Muslims killed in Britain riots Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT BIRMINGHAM, England -- With police nowhere to be seen, the Muslims of Dudley Road armed themselves with bricks and stones, clubs and cricket bats to fend off carloads of marauding gangs. Their vigilante stand in Birmingham's west end saved a humbl ... |
| UK police out in force as violence wanes Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT LONDON — Britain’s cities were largely quiet early Thursday after days of rioting and looting that drew thousands of extra police officers onto the streets and a stern warning from Prime Minister David Cameron that order would be restor ... |
| Somali troops get U.S. training Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia -- On the front lines of Mogadishu's streets, Islamist militants battle African Union troops. Standing alongside the peacekeepers are members of an American-run team of advisers, former military men who play a little-known but key ... |
| Congressional committee to cut debt forming Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Republicans named a mix of partisans and pragmatists on Wednesday to the new congressional committee charged with striking a debt-cutting compromise. While members of both parties expressed urgency over controlling surging budget shor ... |
| Romney faces fight to keep top spot Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT PELLA, Iowa -- Mitt Romney, the GOP's fragile presidential front-runner, faces a string of challenges in the next few days that could knock him down a couple of rungs: a debate where he can expect his rivals to attack him, an attention-drawing straw ... |
| Let's Stuff the Bus with lots of school supplies Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Editorial Board If somebody tells you to stuff it today, that's a good thing. It means he or she is supporting the annual Stuff the Bus drive to collect school supplies for children in need. The drive has been a staple in College Station an ... |
| Anne Hathaway fearless about nearing 30 Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Anne Hathaway is one Hollywood star who's wearing her age like a badge of honor. "I find the passing of time very liberating," says the actress, who turns 29 in November. "I feel more confident every, well not every single day, but m ... |
| Genetic Analysis to Monitor Fetus Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:07 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) A new genetic analysis could be used to monitor fetal development; allowing clinicians to determine very early in pregnancy if fetal organ systems are developing normally. Using special technology researchers have established th ... |
| Turning Mice Stem Cells into Sperm Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:07 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) New scientific findings are crucial for infertility research and treatment and for a more comprehensive understanding of germ cell biology in general. Researchers have now found a way to turn mouse embryonic stem cells into sper ... |
| Hair Transplants without the Pain - Research Summary Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:25 AM PDT BACKGROUND: Adults lose about 10,000 scalp hairs every day. Hair normally lives for around five years. With male pattern baldness these hairs do not always get replaced and gradually bald areas appear. Most men are genetically predisposed to male p ... |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:16 AM PDT MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A bump below your brow could be a symptom of a deadly eye cancer. But if you have it, your chance of survival just jumped. The rare cancer forms in the gland that produces tears. Ten-year survival used to be 20 per ... |
| Blindsiding Eye Cancer - Research Summary Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:12 AM PDT BACKGROUND: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland is the most deadly orbital tumor. The cancer arises from the cells within the lacrimal gland, which is a structure that produces tears. Orbital adenoid cystic carcinoma usually occurs in pa ... |
| Development in Anti-tumor Drugs Posted: 10 Aug 2011 02:09 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire)--Researchers are gaining insight on how to slow the growth of tumors via angiogenesis inhibitors. Angiogenesis is the process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones. This is a normal process for growth a ... |
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