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McWherter Comes Out Swinging Against Haslam
Democratic Mike McWherter is coming out swinging against Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Haslam on the first full day of the general election campaign.
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4-Year-Old Dies After Falling In Pool
A 4-year-old boy who fell into a pool on Friday has died, Germantown police said.
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Dispatcher Fired Over Tornado Siren Delay
The Channel 4 I-Team was the first to report it took 18 minutes for a local dispatcher to sound Metro’s tornado sirens when a tornado touched down last week. The dispatcher has since been fired.
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Giant Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland
A giant ice island has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland.
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Airport’s Control Tower Project On Schedule
A new control tower at the University Park Airport is still slated to go online in the fall.
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Authorities ID Victims In Plane Crash
Authorities say two people from California and one from Washington state died when their single-engine plane crashed and burned in the northern Colorado mountains.
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CEO Of Lobbying Firm Hired By Coronado Indicted
A powerful Washington, D.C. lobbying firm with clients in San Diego is out of business as its CEO Paul Magliocchetti stands accused of trying to bribe lawmakers.
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Man tied to 2nd prison killing befriended victim
Robert Gleason Jr. was already convicted of murdering two people and vowed to kill again if he wasn’t sentenced to death, but that didn’t bother his new prison friend or the man’s mother, who was confident her son would be safe in the state’s most secure prison. Prison – Murder – Capital punishment – Crime and Justice – United States
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Katelyn let me take her picture again today. Isn’t she sweet.
Shoppers Hope To Cash In During Tax Holiday
Some shoppers say they hope to save big during the tax-free holiday this weekend in both Carolinas.
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Thief Steals Man’s Golf Balls, Cash
A man who has been selling golf ball for years in front of his house has been a target of thieves.
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Hong Kong government appeals decision to free judge’s niece
HONG KONG (AFP) – The Hong Kong government said Friday it would appeal a court’s controversial decision to spare the niece of a top judge a jail term for her third conviction for assaulting a police officer.
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Hong Kong government appeals decision to free judge’s niece
The Hong Kong government said Friday it would appeal a court’s controversial decision to spare the niece of a top judge a jail term for her third conviction for assaulting a police officer.
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Ketamine may relieve depression quickly for those with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder
A single intravenous dose of the anesthetic agent ketamine appears to reduce symptoms of depression within 40 minutes among those with bipolar disorder who have not responded to other treatments, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Prosecutors charged a Southeast Washington woman Thursday with two counts of assault, including assault with intent to kill and aggravated assault while armed, in Wednesday’s stabbing of an NPR intern in Chinatown. United States – Newspaper – Canada – Margaret Russell – Los Angeles
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Long-term exposure to valproate leads to bone loss: Study
Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the bone loss that may occur following long-term use of a medicine widely used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and other conditions. The drug, valproate, appears to reduce the formation of two key proteins important for bone strength, they said. Their study, which offers a solution to a long-standing mystery, appears in ACS’ monthly …
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Solving the mystery of bone loss from drug for epilepsy and bipolar disorder
Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the bone loss that may occur following long-term use of a medicine widely used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and other conditions. The drug, valproate, appears to reduce the formation of two key proteins important for bone strength, they said. Their study, which offers a solution to a long-standing mystery, appears in ACS’ monthly …
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Ketamine Helps Treatment-resistant Bipolar Disorder
A single intravenous dose of the anesthetic agent ketamine appears to reduce symptoms of depression within 40 minutes among those with bipolar disorder who have not responded to other treatments.
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Can Ketamine Help Treat Depression in Bipolar Patients?
A new randomized, controlled trial finds that the anesthetic ketamine may be a promising treatment for depression among patients with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder
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Retrial In Battle Over Bratz Dolls Set For Jan.
A federal judge has set a date for Round 2 of the battle between toymaker rivals Mattel Inc. and MGA Entertainment as they duke it out over ownership of the pouty-lipped Bratz doll line.
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KU Finds Climate Change Helps Marmots
Researchers from the University of Kansas have found that a type of mountain rodent called the marmot is thriving because of climate change.
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Report: Unions Favored In Ohio School Construction
The state watchdog says an official who oversees school building projects in Ohio abused his authority in handing out construction contracts to unions.
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Ketamine lifts mood quickly in bipolar disorder
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An infusion of the anesthetic ketamine can lift mood within minutes in patients suffering from severe bipolar depression, according to a small study out this month in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Hank Croslin Junior Sentencing Friday
Hank Croslin Jr. pleads no contest to two charges of drug possession. PALATKA, Fla. — One of the key figures in the Haleigh Cummings investigation is expected to be sentenced Friday morning on drug charges.
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LAPD: Suspect In Chase Threatened To Kill A Cop
More than a dozen police officers subdued a rowdy driver after a high-speed chase through Los Angeles streets. Police spokesman Richard Price said the suspect made criminal threats at Southwest Station and fled Thursday afternoon.
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BASEBALL: Millers split weekend tilts with VFW, Lakers
By Rick Broome
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