Merck, Sanofi Merge Animal Medicine Units
Sanofi-Aventis and Merck combining animal health businesses, which would make up 29 percent of the $19 billion-a-year market for medicines for pets and livestock.
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Solano’s Payne hits for cycle
The first home run of the season for Solano College couldn’t have been much bigger for Katie Payne. Her three-run walkoff homer in the seventh carried the Falcons to a 6-4 victory over Contra Costa and capped a big day for Payne.
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No bicycle helmet law for adults
Adults in Jersey will not be forced to wear a cycle helmet but children will, politicians decide.
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Staness Jonekos: Aging: What Are We So Afraid Of?
At 52 I am really pissed off that aging — a thing that happens as soon as we take our first breath — is such a big deal! Why does a large part of our population struggle with aging?
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Conservative PAC Set to Endorse 10
The House Conservatives Fund will announce its first round of endorsements of the 2010 cycle today.
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Researchers reassert that impact killed dinosaurs
WASHINGTON – An all-star panel of researchers says it was the crash of a giant asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs. Think you’ve heard that before? You’re right.
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Overseers, leaders unite to picture a future for the historic Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
By Catherine Lackner Miami’s Gusman Center for the Performing Arts can be “a center for downtown,” but a little soul-searching is in order before a game plan can be devised, say local arts and culture experts.
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Vogue broke ABC rules with attack on Harper’s Bazaar
Vogue publisher Stephen Quinn’s strong criticism of Harper’s Bazaar over its circulation-boosting tactics has landed him in trouble with the Audit Bureau of Circulations. ABC has censured Quinn for issuing his “dances with the fishes” press release that criticised rival Harper’s (legal) circulation-boosting tactics. Today, Vogue publisher Condé Nast issued a statement that fell short of an …
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Codemasters Unveils New Shooter ‘Bodycount’
Bodycount (X360) For the gamer who likes shooting things.
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Leader Sports Star Awards 2009
WINNERS of the 2009 Leader Sports Star Awards have been announced.
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