Thieves Loot Regency Hotel Lobby in Crown Jewel Heist
A disciplined gang in suits robbed the Regency Hotel on Park Avenue early Wednesday, breaking into about three dozen safe boxes while 10 employees and two guests were held. No injuries reported as police review guest lists and the loot value remains undetermined.
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Kansas
New York State
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Manhattan
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Andrew Stein
Regan
Lawrence Tisch
Loews Hotels
Tisch Enterprise
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Genetic abnormality linked to common adult muscular dystrophy
Scientists report a genetic abnormality causing the most common adult form of myotonic dystrophy. The finding may enable prenatal or presymptomatic diagnosis and guide research toward treatments. The study appears in Nature with teams from Canada Netherlands Sweden Britain and the United States.
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Henry Epstein
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Baylor College of Medicine
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Noriega Aided Capture Of Medellin Cartel’s Top Launderer
U S drug agent testified that Manuel Noriega helped identify Ramon Milian Rodriguez as the cartel’s chief money launderer. Bramble said Panamanian military tipped DEA in 1983 about Milian Rodriguez, leading to his 5.5 million dollars and 61 pounds of cocaine arrest in Fort Lauderdale. Defense called Milian Rodriguez a major cartel figure.
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United States
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Bramble
Milian Rodriguez
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Medellin Cartel
Jon May
Lawmaker unveils reorganization plan for spy operations
Senate Intelligence chair David Boren and House counterpart Dave McCurdy propose a sweeping overhaul to consolidate U S intelligence under a strong director. The plan calls for a National Intelligence Center led by an executive with teeth, halving the CIA’s role, and replacing the National Reconnaissance Office with a National Imagery Agency for satellite imagery analysis.
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Oklahoma
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National Reconnaissance Office
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Pentagon
National Imagery Agency
InControl Weight Loss Program Offered to Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids residents are invited to try a home video weight loss method called InControl A Home Video Weight Loss Program used by the American Heart Association. Health Products Marketing distributes it and offers a toll free line 1-800-288-8446 for information and pricing. Call between 8 am and 6 pm to start by February 14.
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InControl
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