Historic milestones flash across the ages 1784 to 1970
The record highlights key moments: 1784 treaty end of the American Revolution with England. 1858 Felice Orsini assassination bid on Napoleon III captured. 1898 Lewis Carroll dies in Guildford. 1943 Casablanca wartime conference opened by FDR Churchill and de Gaulle. 1963 George Wallace sworn Alabama governor pledging segregation forever. 1970 Diana Ross and the Supremes end their concert run at Las Vegas Frontier Hotel.
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United States
England
Napoleon II
Eugenie
Felice Orsini
Charles de Gaulle
Casablanca
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Diana Ross
The
Supremes
Frontier Hotel
Las Vegas
Wall Street bankers apologize for crisis risk taking
A skeptical commission pressures top Wall Street bankers who admit risky behavior led to the worst crisis since the Depression, while they defend executive pay and promise to reform compensation practices to curb excessive risk. Separately, a Georgia man, a Philadelphia hairdresser, and a Chicago man face jail, fines, and supervision after breaches that caused airport delays, prompting calls for harsher penalties and better security training and tech.
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Special Commission
Wall Street
Georgia
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Chicago
Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Helmand faces first major battle in widening Afghan war
U S military planners signal a planned Marjah operation in Helmand as a key early offensive against a resurgent Taliban. Adm Mike Mullen indicated the move will occur by US choosing a time and place, part of a broader surge with 30,000 extra troops.
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U.S
Barack Obama
Marjah
Helmand
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Mike Mullen
Afghanistan
Gene variation linked to lower Alzheimer's risk identified
A CETP gene variation that blocks a cholesterol transfer protein halves risk when present in both gene copies. Those with the variation in both alleles were about 70 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's during the study, with CETP inhibitors under development by Merck and Roche as potential therapies.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Alzheimer's
Boston Senate result could be certified weeks later
Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin said certification of the January 19 U.S. Senate special election results may take weeks. Absentee ballots must arrive at least 10 days before certification, with clerks then filing returns within five days, potentially delaying the final tally and leaving the 60 vote scenario in flux for health care reform.
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Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
Barack Obama
Edward M. Kennedy
William F. Galvin
Quake in Haiti Predicted by Scientists for Years
Geologists warned for years of seismic stress on the Enriquillo Fault Zone that could unleash a 7.2 magnitude quake in Haiti. Experts note plate movement and Puerto Prince conditions, with warnings dating to 1998 and forecasts at a 2008 conference.
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Miami
Haiti
Caribbean
Tom Dixon
Enriquillo
Jamaica
Port-au-Prince
Enriquillo Valley
Dominican Republic
North American
United States
Canada
U.S
Santo Domingo
Dixon
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Journal of Geophysical Research
Patrick Charles
Geological Institute of Havana
Amy Wilentz
University of California, Irvine
California
Susan Purcell
Center For Hemispheric Policy
University of Miami
Hemisphere
San Fernando
Loma Prieta
Northridge
Jeanne Perkins
Association of Bay Area Governments
San Francisco
Insurance Company
Perkins
Jorge Cruz
Men Evolving Faster Than Chimp Ancestors Say Study
A Nature online report finds the Y chromosome differs about 30 percent between humans and chimpanzees, far more than the 2 percent difference for the rest of the genome. Co author David Page notes rapid evolution while cautioning this does not prove men are more evolved. Jennifer Hughes elaborates on dramatic Y chromosome differences and species specific genes.
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Washington
Nature
David Page
Whitehead Institute
Cambridge
MIT
Jennifer Hughes
Hughes
Journal-World Contact Info and Editorial Staff
Directory of newsroom contacts for local news government university schools and departments plus emails and phone numbers for editors and staff at the Lawrence Journal-World. Names include Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Jonathan Kealing with direct lines.
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Ijworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Jkeegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
L Jworld
Local News Contacts and Redelivery Policy Summary
Cody Howard 6News director lists contact numbers and emails for media partners and staff. Mediapphormedia Dan Cox is president with an LJWorld email. In‑town redelivery is guaranteed if the paper isn’t received, with a phone line and hours for weekday and weekend calls.
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Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Ljworld
Responsibility for underage drinking deaths poll
The survey asks who bears responsibility when a person under 21 dies from excessive alcohol. Responses show 78 percent blame the drinker, 10 percent the server or seller, 2 percent the companions, 2 percent the venue owner, 2 percent other, and 2 percent the parents. Readers are directed to LJWorld.com to view more responses and vote.
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Ljworld.com
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Iraq
Troy Lisa Holbrook
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Quality Electric Inc
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News Partners
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Cbell
Tony Berg
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Wrid.com
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Iowa St
Norks Jewelers
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