Toulouse siege as gunman vows France under siege
Police press siege surrounds five story Toulouse building where Mohamed Merah, a 24 year old French Algerian militant linked to al Qaeda, holed up after killings of a rabbi, three children, and three paratroopers. Explosions light the night as negotiators seek surrender. Merah boasts of bringing France to its knees.
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Toulouse
France
Mohamed Merah
Interior Ministry
Michel Valet
Associated Press
Afghanistan
Pakistan
al-Qaida
Paris
Francois Mo
Clue to predict heart attacks draws scientists into study
Scientists report a potential early signal for heart attacks by detecting deformed arterial lining cells in blood after a heart attack. Researchers at Scripps measured high levels of these cells in 50 patients and plan further studies to see if they appear earlier and could guide preventive drugs. Critics caution that far more work is needed before a test becomes reliable.
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Washington
Sor
Eric Topol
California
Scripps Translational Science Institute
Scripps
Topol
Science Translational Medicine
San Diego
Douglas Zipes
Indiana Univer
Sity
American College of Cardiology
William C. Little
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Zynga Acquires OMGPop Creator of Draw Something
Zynga buys New York based OMGPop maker of Draw Something. No terms disclosed. The mobile game lets players draw on touch screens and others guess. Draw Something has surged in popularity since launch about six weeks ago with over 35 million downloads.
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Zynga
Omgpop
Zynga Inc
Markets Close With Mixed Gains And Losses Across Indices
Wednesday trading showed Industrials down 45.57 to 13124.62 while Nasdaq rose 117 to 3075.32 and the S&P 500 slipped 2.63 to 1402.89. Commodities moved with corn down 5.5 cents at 6.42, soybeans up 10 cents to 13.55, wheat down 5.5 cents to 6.75, oil up 51.20 to 106.81, and gold around 1650.30. Silver rose 3 cents to 32.23 while platinum fell 13.90 to 1640.40.
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S&p
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Zimmerman vigilante or neighbor in Sanford Florida
In Sanford Florida George Zimmerman, 28, a former community college student and neighborhood watch volunteer who made about 46 police calls since 2004, is praised by some neighbors as a vigilant protector while others call him a loose cannon and question self defense after he shot and killed 17 year old Trayvon Martin. Authorities consider the case under investigation amid Stand Your Ground debates.
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Sanford
Fla
George Zimmerman
The
Community College
Zimmerman
Trayvon Martin
Florida
Martin
Benjamin Crump
Samantha Leigh Hamilton
Hamilton
George
Orlando
Heat Hits New England Ski Resorts Driving End Of Season
Unseasonably warm weather across New England pushed temperatures into the 80s, melting snow at Newry Maine area resorts and forcing many ski hills to close or offer slushy runs. Sugarloaf reported sun drenched slopes while Colorado resorts saw visits down 7.4 percent, signaling millions in lost revenue for the winter tourism sector.
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Newry
Maine
New England
Allie Ward
Sunday River
North Shore
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Alaska
Sugarloaf
Colorado Ski Country USA
Jennifer Rudolph
Denver
U.S
Washington, D.C
Caribou
Jessica Rennells
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Bangor
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