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State media: Russia holds 2 more suspects over Nemtsov killing
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Russian police have arrested another two men over the killing of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in the centre of Moscow, state media reported Sunday, bringing the number held to four. Albert Barakhoyev, secretary of the Security Council of Russian republic of Ingushetia told state news agency RIA Novosti that the pair […]

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Local officials say trip to Belgium has already paid off for business back home
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The two are working together on the $91 million pandemic influenza vaccine-manufacturing facility. While the focus is currently on testing and mass producing vaccines others have developed, Texas A&M Health Science Center CEO Brett Giroir said the next …

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Rats reprieved as giant gerbils are blamed for the Black Death
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Gerbils are cute and furry creatures. They may also, according to scientists, have been responsible for killing millions of people across Europe by spreading the plague. Researchers now believe that gerbils from Asia, rather than native black rats …

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History buffs slate 1918 Flu Pandemic speaker
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ROCHESTER — On Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Historical Society Museum on Hanson Street, Marion Girard-Dorsey will present The 1918 Flu Pandemic. The presentation will cover the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that spread across the …

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Area roundup: Gonzaga baseball defeats Tulane
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CCS 14-13, University of Calgary 3-3: Kasey Kelly carried over his four-hit game in Game 1, adding two more hits in the nightcap, and the Sasquatch (4-2) bats lit up the scoreboard in a doubleheader sweep of the Dinos at Spokane. Evan Douglas and …

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Museum of Natural Science opens new DNA laboratory
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“Many of the species that are not included yet, it's because we don't have tissue samples where DNA was intentionally preserved. We do have old skins of specimens that have DNA preserved accidentally. Now we have the technology, and the clean lab, …

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Women from all walks of life run the dna ICan Women's Half Marathon
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The dna ICan Women's Half Marathon, Asia's first, is an initiative for women to make a difference by supporting the cause of educating girl children and celebrate the spirit of achievement. In its fourth year, the marquee event was held on Sunday …

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Sydney lawyer searches Tasmania for DNA proof of his convict heritage
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A Sydney lawyer who suspects he has convict heritage has travelled to Tasmania to collect DNA samples in order to solve the mystery. Norm Gibson, 76, has spent decades researching a possible genealogical link to the Scottish convict David Gibson, who …

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DNA Clears Woman After 30 Years Locked Up For Murder
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March 6 (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Nevada dropped a murder charge on Friday against a woman who spent more than three decades behind bars for the crime, saying newly found DNA evidence cleared her of slaying a 19-year-old nursing student almost 40 …

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Krauthammer: Netanyahu's Churchillian warning
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Netanyahu's veiled suggestion was that such a modification — plus a significant reduction in Iran's current nuclear infrastructure, which the Obama deal leaves intact — could produce a deal that “Israel and its [Arab] neighbors may not like, but with …

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