Stem cells turned into blood making cells by Wisconsin researchers
Wisconsin biologists report transforming human embryonic stem cells into blood forming cells. They say this could enable lab-made tissues and organs while addressing immune rejection. Scientists acknowledge signals for fate choice remain unknown and used mouse blood cells to induce the conversion.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Kaufman
Thomson
National Academy of Sciences
Battle of the Bulge veterans honored with presidential unit citation
Fifty seven years after the Battle of the Bulge, front line veterans of the 9th Armored Division Combat Command A receive the Presidential Unit Citation for halting a Nazi counterattack in the Ardennes. Survivors recall fear, heroism, and delayed recognition.
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Londonderry
N.H
Hitler
Europe
Clarence Hibbs
Mt. Pleasant Mills
9Th Armored Division
Ardennes Forest
Hibbs
Jong
Yth
Qui
Fire crews halt efforts as Montana blaze nears homes
Wind driven flames forced evacuations west of Glacier National Park as air attack was grounded. About a dozen residents were ordered to leave as the 52,000 acre wildfire grew amid 35 mph gusts. More than 1,000 firefighters battled the blaze started Aug 14 near Whitefish and spreading toward Lake McDonald, threatening 80 buildings.
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West Glacier
Mont
Glacier National Park
Larry Humphrey
Bob McKinney
Jack Conner
Whitefish
Lake McDonald
Jeff Whitney
The
Ark
MarkeDevitt
Lake McDonald Lodge
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Livingston
Yellowstone
Lewis Telethon Raises Record 56.8 Million For Muscular Dystrophy
Jerry Lewis headlined his 36th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon from CBS Television City Hollywood raising a record 56.8 million during Labor Day weekend on about 200 stations. Celebrities Ed McMahon Norm Crosby and Casey Kasem co hosted as Lewis praised public generosity and noted surpassing last year’s 54.6 million goal to keep research moving fast against devastating diseases.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Lewis
CBS Television City
Hollywood
WIXT-9
Ed McMahon
Norm Crosby
Casey Kasem
Lewis
Inch standoff ends with two dead in Michigan campground
In Vandalia Michigan a five day campground siege concluded with Rolland Rohm 28 fatally shot by police after allegedly pointing a long gun at officers. Earlier Grover Crosslin 47 was killed after leaving a building and firing at a agent during the standoff.
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Vandalia
Mich
Rolland Rohm
FBI
Cass County
Joseph Underwood Jr
Rohm
Underwood
Michigan
Grover T. Crosslin
Crosslin
Six arrested as fans rush stage at free Los Angeles concert
A free System of a Down show in a city parking lot drew 3500 to 10000 fans before starting. The crowd surged the stage after a fire alarm ended the event, with six arrests for assault with a deadly weapon grand theft and receiving stolen property as officers used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the melee.
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Los Angeles
System of A Down
Fire
Elmets
Jason Lee
Fighter jet crashes near Las Vegas during training
An A-10 Warthog Thunderbolt II fighter crashed into a desert mountain in Arizona's Virgin River Gorge during a training exercise about 100 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The pilot ejected, was rescued by a Las Vegas police helicopter, and treated at Nellis Air Force Base for minor injuries. No other crew members were aboard.
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Las Vegas
Arizona
Virgin River
Mike Estrada
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis
Calif. governor race may shatter spending record this year
California could set a national statewide campaign spend record as Gov Gray Davis aims to raise about 50 million dollars, nearing his 1998 figure of 35 million while prior races drew over 120 million from four candidates. Wealthy contenders like William Simon Jr and possibly Richard Riordan loom large.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Gray Davis
Davis
Ed Bender
National Institute On
Money
Helena
Mont
Bob Taylor
Los Angeles
William &. Simon Jr
Simon
Treasury
William E. Simon
Wall Street
Richard Riordan
Activists push review board after police shootings in Florida
In North Miami Beach a paralyzed man in a wheelchair was shot four times in the back, a teen was shot in the back during a Jeep theft, and a minister died in custody. Black leaders demand an independent civilian review board with subpoena power, while police deny race played a role. If approved, the board could subpoena witnesses and suggest officer punishment after state attorney consultation.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Max Rameau
Brothers of the
State Attorney's Office
Pauline Kael Dies At 82 Noted New Yorker Film Critic
Pauline Kael, brash influential New Yorker film critic, died at her Great Barrington home after a Parkinsons battle. She championed artistic craft, helped shape filmmakers like Scorsese Altman Spielberg, praised Mean Streets and Bonnie and Clyde, while often denouncing commercialism.
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New York
Pauline Kael
Martin Scorsese
Robert Altman
Steven Spielberg
The
New Yorker
Kael
Leonard Maltin
Great Barrington
Mass
Perri Dorset
Kevin Costner
Paris
Altman
Renoir
Jean-Luc Godard
Satyajit Ray
Marlon Brando
James Mason
Barbra Streisand
Jane Fonda
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McAvoy
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Maas
Jane
Peson” River
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SBA
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WBUR
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O’brien
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