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Obama U.S. will keep deploying drones

Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said in a counterterrorism speech ...
Honor Flight sends WWII vets on journey of gratitude

When 54 World War II veterans recently made a trip with Heartland Honor Flight to see the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., they saw gratitude even before their plane took ...
Kansas City Chiefs Sign Safety Sanders Commings

, the team announced today. He is the fifth of Kansas City's eight draft selections from the 2013 NFL Draft to be signed. Commings joined the Chiefs as the club's fifth-round pick (134th overall) in April's draft. He appeared in 54 games (35 starts) at Georgia, recording 154 tackles (113 solo), one sack, six tackles for loss, three QB pressures, one forced fumble and three fumble ...
Kansas City launching commission on early childhood education

Restaurant patios around the city are abuzz with al fresco diners eager to sip and sup under the stars. Festivals are in full swing, serving up barbecue, cotton candy and street food. Farmers markets on both sides of the state line supply shoppers with local produce for bountiful dinners on the ...
9-year-old first tornado victim buried

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Friends and family attended funeral services for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb. Thursday's funeral for Antonia Candelaria was the first since the storm that killed 24 people. Ten of the victims were children. Relatives and friends huddling under umbrellas amid a downpour hurried into a chapel where mournful country songs ...

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Like a good piece of candy, Tim Burton's fantastical big-screen version of Roald Dahl's children's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is sweet with just the right touch of sour. It's a flight of fancy that takes off from the very first imag ... ...

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JE Dunns former headquarters to be demolished

Bill Dunn Jr. (from left), Steve Dunn, Bob Dunn and Bill (William H.) Dunn Sr. stand in front of JE Dunn Construction Co.'s former headquarters at 929 Holmes St. The building will be razed in a few weeks. Kansas City general contractor JE Dunn Construction Co.'s former headquarters in the East Village district of downtown Kansas City will be demolished. The building at 929 Holmes St. ...
One Kansas City Places loan goes on sale

The $86.7 million mortgage loan secured by Downtowns tallest office building has been offered for sale. The sale of the debt secured by One Kansas City Place, a 42-story, 822,391-square-foot office tower at 1200 Main St., was announced to brokers on Tuesday by Jones Lang LaSalle, adviser to the seller, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Brokers contacted about the deal, however, said they were ...
Attention non-tech companies Ignore Google+

Businesses overwhelmed with social medias buffet of current options can ignore at least one dish, a Kansas City social media professional advised Thursday. Not having a full-time social media staffer means focusing resources where the customers are, said Alisha Templeton, social media manager for Ameristar Casinos Inc. To be the most efficient, she recommended beginning with Twitter and Facebook ...
Top 10 tips for grads from Steve Blank

Steve Blank is a professor and serial entrepreneur, the author that inspired the Lean Startup movement, and a popular commencement speaker. This year, he chose to address the University of Minnesota's Science and Engineering graduates. L ong before he was giving commencement addresses, authoring go-to books on entrepreneurship, designing curriculum used around the world and teaching at top ...
Suburban shopping centers will be auctioned

Three struggling suburban shopping centers in the Kansas City area will be auctioned off after being taken back by their lender, LNR Property LLC. The three centers were acquired by Henry S. Miller Equity Partners for $70 million in 2006. They are Westbrooke Village, a 236,638-square-foot center in Shawnee; Regency Park, a 201,974-square-foot center in Overland Park; and Pinetree Plaza, a ...

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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.

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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.

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The Helmsley Park Lane, New York

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Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body.

Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop.

Michael Lewis, an associate professor of oncology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, stated that being able to target secondary tumors is vital to successfully treating patients with progressive cancers.

"Depending on the type of cancer, primary tumors usually are not the cause of death for cancer patients. If a cancer metastasizes, or spreads creating hard-to-find tumors, it often becomes fatal. Having a way to identify and shrink these secondary tumors is of utmost importance when fighting to save people with these diseases," Lewis said.

In an effort to find a way to locate and kill secondary tumors, Lewis, in collaboration with J. David Robertson, director of research at the MU Research Reactor and professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Science, have successfully created nanoparticles made of a radioactive form of the element lutetium. ...