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  • Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered

    University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms. This finding was made possible by using the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR). The DoDSR is a biological repository operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and ...

  • Emergency Exercise Happening Today in Miami Township

    You might see a lot of police and fire activity today in Clermont County. But it's only an exercise. A number of emergency responders will be participating in an emergency preparedness exercise. A staging area will be set up at Camp Friedlander on Ibold Road in Miami Township. Then they'll be at a business called Airgas USA doing a simulated hazardous materials release. Expect lights ...

  • Chris Seelbach To Receive White House Award Today

    A Cincinnati City Council Member will be honored by the White House. Chris Seelbach will be designated as a "Harvey Milk Champion of Change." The recognition will be given to ten openly gay elected officials around the county. The award is named after a San Francisco city leader that was killed in office. It's part of a White House initiative to recognize people empowering others ...

  • FEMA Promises Aid To Oklahoma Tornado Victims

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The residents of Moore, Okla., affected by a deadly tornado are coming back to find their belongings scattered and their homes left in pieces. Monday's tornado killed at least 24 people, countless homes and reduced one elementary school almost entirely to rubble. While officials still grapple with how to rebuild and how to pay for it, people in this Oklahoma City suburb ...

  • Woman Accused of Poisoning Family Members Cheese

    BATTLEBORO, NC (KPHO) - A woman in North Carolina is accused of poisoning her family with cheese tainted with household chemicals. Tiara Drake, 24, is charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to the Nash County, NC Sheriff's Office. Investigators said Drake attempted to poison five family members, including two juveniles, with cheese laced with Ajax, window ...


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Movie Review

Ted

Seth MacFarlanes feature film debut Ted delivers pretty much exactly what you would expect from the creator of the animated sitcom Family Guy, and it will no doubt appeal primarily to those who eat up his particular stew of nonsequitor humor, surreal digressions, 70s and 80s pop-culture ad ... ...

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  • Ole Fisherman busy gathering swarms of bees

    Ruth Ann and I went outside Feesburg to get a nice swarm of honey bees from a big pine tree. They were two feet off the ground. I took the box we made to get bees in, put it under the branch, did some trimming, then pushed the limb over the box and cut the limb. I think we got all but about six or eight bees. It was early in the morning. The bees ...

  • FBI Shoots Man Who May Have Ties To Boston Bombings

    Agents went to his apartment to question him about those ties."Ibrahim Tadoshev was a friend of the older brother in that case, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. He had been in contact with Tsarnaev. He had been to Boston to visit him. He was planning a trip to Chechnya," said CBS This Morning Senior Correspondent John Miller. Miller added agents had questioned Tadoshev previously and that something ...

  • Cemetery Complaints Encouraged This Memorial Day

    A boy places flowers at a grave in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery May 26, 2008 in Arlington, Virginia. Section 60 is where many of those who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been buried. Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the US, commemorates members of America's military that died while in service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the ...

  • Cincinnatis Mercy Health appoints new CEO

    Yousuf Ahmad, chief transformation officer for Mercy Health since 2011, has been promoted to CEO. Mercy Health has promoted Yousuf Ahmad, its chief transformation officer since 2011, to replace James May as CEO, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. Ahmad's appointment is effective June 15, as May shifts focus to his executive vice president role with Mercy parent Catholic Health ...

  • New tours will show off Cincinnati beer scene

    Tonic Tours will expose clients to Cincinnati's microbreweries beginning in July. A new company will offer tours of Cincinnatis breweries in a new way this summer, Soapbox Cincinnati reports. Tonic Tours will begin offering public tours of microbreweries in July. The events will be held every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Founder Rachel Dean said her companys tours will expose ...

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