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College Football: 4-Star Wide Receiver Gabriel Marks Makes Shocking CommitmentSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:44PMAlmost all of the prospects in the Rivals.com Top 250 rankings for 2012 have the major conference programs knocking on their doors by the dozen, but this was not the case with 4-star wide receiver  Gabriel Marks  (Los Angeles, CA). The No. 166 overall prospect and No. 25 ranked receiver  announced Thursday  he will play his college football for June Jones at Southern Methodist University. "I ...

Japan Nuclear Disaster Update 31: Radioactive stuff spreads, questions multiply [Greg Laden's Blog]Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:17PMThe International Atomic Energy Association has issued its last report on Fukushima on June 2nd and appears to not be keeping their web site up to date any more. This is the last time I'll be checking with them unless I hear otherwise. The email scandal reported last time continues "Analysts say the scandal reflects panic in Japan's atomic power industry, long coddled by political, corporate and ...

Anti-Semitic hate crime declines in Malmö: reportSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:33AMHate crimes against Jews living in Malmö are less than half as many as 2009's record-high number, according to reports in Swedish media. However, racist and islamophobic hate crimes are on the rise.

“Obama – the most anti-Israel president in U.S. history”: Israel TodaySunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:43AM“Hezbollah” in the event of non-refoulement threaten the killers of Rafik Hariri. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri said that the authorities have arrested four members of the Shiite movement “Hezbollah”, accused of killing his father – former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.

D95 ponders drug testing after Antioch reports successSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:01AMWhile Lake Zurich High School officials weigh in the idea of drug testing students, Antioch High School says it has had a successful program in place for seven years.

Lawmakers, commissioners work to iron out detailsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:36AMST. PAUL - Legislative leaders and state commissioners struggled to put the finishing touches on a state budget Saturday, maintaining hope the budget could pass early in the week.  Talk about this topic

Analysis: Budget deal kicks can; parties kick each otherSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:36AMST. PAUL - "Kicking the can down the road" is one of the most overused phrases around the Minnesota Capitol, but it certainly applies to the budget deal cooked up by Republicans and accepted, in a modified form, by Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton.  Talk about this topic

Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Confirmed at Aria Resort in Las VegasFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:10PMA Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has been traced to the Aria Resort & Casino, a posh Las Vegas Strip resort. According to various media reports, at least six people have become ill, and guests who stayed at the Aria Resort & Casino between June 21 and July 4 have been notified that they may have [...]

RDA can live on, if city pays $1.5MFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:48AMAtascadero’s redevelopment agency can continue to exist if the city pays the state $1.5 million this fiscal year and $400,000 each year after.