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Deals of the Hour / June 5, 2010, 6:10 am

Cilengitide Study Provides Long-Term Follow-up Data in ...

b CORE : Cilengitide in subjects with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme and unmethylated MGMT gene promoter c CERTO : Cilengitide and cetuximab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment for subjects with advanced ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-05T12:17:00Z)

Spelling Bee Winner Part of Indian-American Streak

Once again, an Indian-American was going to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It was just a matter of what word and what time on Friday. Shantanu, 13, an eighth-grader from West Fargo, N.D., stepped to the microphone first and couldn't spell ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-05T12:59:57Z)

Israeli naval commandos seize Gaza-bound aid ship

The 1,200-ton Rachel Corrie, which was carrying 11 pro-Palestinian activists, nine crew and hundreds of tons of aid, was intercepted in international waters, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Gaza's shore and was being escorted to the nearby ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-05T12:17:00Z)

Oil pours from cap over Gulf gusher, some captured

wooden boardwalks leading to beachfront hotels are spotted with oil from beachgoers' feet, and some condominiums were providing solvents for guests smeared with the brown goo. At Pensacola Beach, the retreating high tide left an orange stain in its ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-05T12:59:57Z)

Syracuse school might lose grant to buy fresh produce because it's not ...

One student ate an entire pear, including the seeds and core, before the teacher got a chance to explain people don’t normally consume that part of the fruit. Steuerwalt said he had to do some convincing at first to get all the teachers to buy in. (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-05T11:26:54Z)

AIDS groups protest FIFA ban policy

... Kgalema Motlanthe, said civic groups were still not allowed to operate inside FIFA designated areas - known as controlled access sites - in and around World Cup venues to reach the core of fans and supporters. He said FIFA's support program ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-05T12:59:57Z)

Rossi breaks leg MotoGP practice

ROME -- Valentino Rossi has fractured his shin bone in a crash during practice on the Mugello track ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. Rossi, who is second in the MotoGP riders' standings, waved as he was moved on to a stretcher before being taken to a ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-05T12:59:57Z)

W-I-N-N-E-R: North Royalton's Anamika Veeramani is perfection at 2010 ...

Anamika Veeramani did what the Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers haven't been able to do in the past 46 years. The 14-year-old North Royalton eighth-grader won a national title Friday when she captured the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-05T11:34:03Z)

The Rockologist: Growing Organic Music Communities In A ...

... sighted politicians, they instead took to rehearsal studios located in dingy, burned-out downtown warehouses and concentrated on making original music. Since Seattle has always been at its core a "hard music" sort of town â€" from the Sonics and ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-06-05T13:07:07Z)

Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dies

John Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. The university said Wooden died Friday night of ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-05T12:24:10Z)

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