Early Leukemia Treatment Shows Promise

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have taken cells from a patient with leukemia and modified those cells using gene therapy. The cells are injected back into the patient with positive effects. The approach looks promising for some forms of leukemia.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139517651/early-leukemia-treatment-shows-promise?ft=1&f=1007

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Who's Behind The Mayhem In London?

People in Britain are wrestling with a question that is both simple and complex: Who are the rioters that created so much mayhem in the streets? Michele Norris talks with James Harkin of The Guardian, who attempted to answer that question in the newspaper Wednesday.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/10/139421842/whos-behind-the-mayhem-in-london?ft=1&f=1004

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British Police Out In Force As Violence Subsides

Britain's cities were largely quiet early Thursday after days of rioting and looting that drew thousands of extra police officers onto the streets and a stern warning from Prime Minister David Cameron that order would be restored by whatever means necessary.

Tensions remained high even in the absence of any major incidents, and Cameron has recalled Parliament from its summer recess for an emergency debate on the riots later Thursday. He will face mounting pressure to reconsider planned police budget cuts, which critics claim will strain an already overstretched force.

An eerie calm prevailed over most of London overnight, with a highly visible police presence watching over the capital. Metropolitan Police said objects had been thrown at officers in south London's Eltham neighborhood but that the incident had been "dealt with" and a group was dispersed.

Other cities where looters had wreaked havoc earlier this week also came through the night largely unscathed, though for the first time minor disturbances were reported in Wales.

Police continued to make arrests linked to the disturbances, with the number of arrests in London alone climbing to 820. Courts were staffing around the clock to process alleged looters, vandals and thieves — including one as young as 11.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139518478/british-police-out-in-force-as-violence-subsides?ft=1&f=1004

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'Mourning' in America: What must be done about a depressed nation

Washington (CNN) -- As the Broadway musical "Anything Goes" says, "It's always darkest just before they turn on the lights."

Recent polls confirm that the country is desperately looking for those lights amid continuing economic malaise. But positive signs are hard to find.

The evidence: an unemployment rate over 9%, the S&P downgrade of the U.S. bond rating, troop deaths in Afghanistan, soaring government deficits, a ballooning national debt, the dollar getting pummeled overseas, yo-yo gas prices and gridlock in Washington that has stalled virtually everything.

America, it appears, is stuck.

"Since the White House and members of Congress could not get it together, the United States gets downgraded," said Juneous Pettijohn, a CNN iReporter. "Let this serve as a lession! Let go of your EGOS and come together to get us out of this financial mess."

It certainly doesn't help the country's psyche when some economists predict that the U.S. could face a double-dip recession. The Fed appears to have signaled surrender by telling banks it intends to keep interest rates near zero for the next two years.

Read more: Fed keeps money cheap. What else is new?

And Wall Street reminds us every day that investors are anxious. On Monday, the Dow closed down more than 600 points. On Tuesday, it gained most of it back, up 430 points. On Wednesday, it fell more than 500 points at the closing bell.

"The Dow goes up; the Dow goes down. ... It's a self-fulfilling prophecy, really, and the more uptight we get, the more likely we are to not take risks -- that's being bearish, right?" asked iReporter WJ O'Reilly.

Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/3lVrL0xi8gg/index.html

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