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Government oks funding for research on stem cells

January 30, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

The federal government has decided to fund research on embryonic stem cells--controversial biological entities that promise revolutionary medical advances like patching hearts, mending paralysis and curing maladies such as Parkinson's...

SONGS PROMOTED ON YOUTH-ORIENTED TV SHOWS DRIVE SALES

August 10, 2021 at 11:28 p.m.

As geeky college freshman Felicity Porter secretly rewrites a term paper for the boy with whom she's infatuated, Eagle Eye Cherry's pop hit "Save Tonight" plays on the soundtrack. "All...

MERCY KILLING STIRS DEBATE IN NEBRASKA

August 11, 2021 at 4:07 a.m.

A few weeks ago, Vernal Ohlrich was just a retired plumber with stomach problems and one very sick wife. Now, charged with first-degree murder, he is a cause. The 76-year-old's...

UP SLOPE

August 11, 2021 at 8:41 a.m.

Gene and Karen Miller are looking for some peace and quiet. Neighborhood noises and yard maintenance are wearing thin on the retired couple, so they're considering a move into an...

CRUISE SHIPS TO MAKE CUBA STOPS

August 11, 2021 at 10:24 a.m.

For all you law-abiding Canadians and American scofflaws who flew to Cuba's beaches by going through Toronto, you'll soon have another option. The Cuban government said recently that it is...

WITH CARS, JOBS, TRANSPLANTS WANT RESPECT

August 11, 2021 at 7:40 a.m.

Japanese and German auto "transplants" have had a big financial impact in the U.S. Now they're looking for respect and acceptance. "These new companies are like naturalized citizens," said Philip...

INDIE FILMMAKER ED BURNS LOOKS BACK ON HIS EARLY SUCCESS

August 11, 2021 at 10:07 a.m.

Before Ed Burns became a hot indie filmmaker, he dreamed of playing for the Knicks. But these days, he's more likely to be setting up camera shots than working on...

SENATORS WANT MARITIME LAW CHANGED FOR CRUISE SHIPS

October 24, 2018 at 5:48 p.m.

Want to take a cruise from San Diego to Hawaii? Your first leg will be a bus trip to the Mexican border town of Ensenada, where you'll board the boat....

SCIENTISTS SHOW RELICS FROM SHIP FIT FOR PIRATE, POSSIBLY BLACKBEARD

August 11, 2021 at 4:58 p.m.

For the first time in 279 years, the world got a peek at what experts believe are the remains of a ship once owned by the fiercest pirate to ever...

THESE 4 WEB SITES CAN HELP YOU UNTANGLE ROTH IRA COMPLEXITIES

August 11, 2021 at 11:41 a.m.

One of the most intriguing aspects of the recently enacted Taxpayers Relief Act of 1997 is a provision for a new type of individual retirement account commonly known as the...

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