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10 things you might not know about Wrigley Field
Amid all the wrangling over renovations and increased signage at Wrigley Field, we'd like to explode a few myths about the 99-year-old ballpark. As Ernie Banks might put it, let's play 10: 1 The ballpark you know as Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, used...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Wrigley Field, New York Yankees, Grantland Rice, Chicago Mayor
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT June 13
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons on a small scale against rebel fighters in Syria's civil war, the White House said on Thursday. - - - -...Tags: Biotechnology, Argentina, Washington, DC, Antonis Samaras, FBI
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As top court invalidates some gene patents, biotech has moved on
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday to uphold patent protections for genetic material that has been changed in the laboratory but invalidate patents for purely natural DNA may seem like a partial...Tags: Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Genentech Inc., GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Technology
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Connecticut Plaintiff Hails Ruling On Human Genes Patent
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to invalidate a Utah company's long-held patents on genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer is expected to result in the test's being more accessible to women, at a lower cost, experts say. The court's 9-0...Tags: Biotechnology, Hysterectomy, Justice and Rights, Technology, Clarence Thomas
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Biotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Pharmaceuticals, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, University of Maryland, College Park
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Supreme Court strikes down part of L.A. port's Clean Truck Program
The U.S. Supreme Court dismantled part of the Port of Los Angeles' anti-smog program Thursday, ruling that trucking companies don't have to affix "How am I driving?" placards to their vehicles or have off-site parking plans to haul goods in and out of the...
Tags: Fines, Punishment, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Pollution
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Arizona lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy David Schwartz PHOENIX, June 13 (Reuters) - A divided Arizona Senate passed a key piece of President Barack Obama's Medicaid expansion agenda on Thursday, handing Republican Governor Jan Brewer a policy victory over fierce opposition from...Tags: Republican Party, Migration, Medicaid, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama
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Wisconsin Republicans pass anti-abortion ultrasound bill
ReutersMILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican-led state Assembly passed a measure on Thursday to make it more difficult to get an abortion by requiring women first undergo an ultrasound. The bill, which also requires doctors who perform...Tags: Judges, Public Officials, Republican Party, Justice System, Government
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Texas effort to gain access to Okla. water rejected by court
WASHINGTON - Oklahoma beat Texas in the Supreme Court on Thursday, in a cross-border contest over water for the Fort Worth area. In a unanimous decision, the court rejected efforts by the Tarrant Regional Water District to tap into a Red River tributary...Tags: Washington, DC, Defense of Marriage Act, Natural Resource Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Oklahoma Sooners
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Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration. In a unanimous decision that is a mixed bag for the...Tags: Biotechnology, Business Enterprises, Diabetes, Angelina Jolie, Chemical Industry
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AG Jepsen Will Appeal Unions' Victory In Lawsuit To U.S. Supreme Court
State Attorney General George Jepsen said Thursday that his office will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a recent ruling that gave state employee unions a major victory in a 2003 case concerning then-Gov. John G. Rowland's layoff of more than 2,800...Tags: Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Justice System, Government, Lawyers
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FACTBOX-U.S. Supreme Court says human genes cannot be patented
ReutersJune 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, but said patents on synthetically produced genetic material are valid. The issue has gained importance for patients in recent years as scientists make...Tags: Breast Cancer, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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