Technology

Scientists in South Korea have discovered technology that enables them to clone cats...that glow in the dark. They cloned the cats in February. The cats glow a dull red under UV lights. The scientists altered the genetic code of the original cat to enable its clones to glow in the dark. This shows that you can theoretically alter the coding to help save endangered species. A hopeful use for this technology is to give animals human illnesses in order to study and run experiments on, in time curing major maladies.

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Sports

The St. Louis Cardinals are in talks to keep third baseman Scott Rolen. Manager Tony La Russa however, has stated that the Cardinals will not accomodate Rolen, who has requested a trade. The relationship between Rolen and La Russa has been rocky ever since the 2006 postseason when La Russa benched Rolen because of his struggles over his shoulder injury. The Cardinals have stated that they will look into what is in the best interest of the organization regarding the All-Star third baseman.

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Election

Chuck Norris has been a key part in this upcoming election. Norris has recently appeared in an endorsement for Republican candidate Mike Huckabee. These ads have vaulted Huckabee into the lead in an Iowa poll. Celebrity endorsements have been done before but the Chuck Norris ad has been more succesful than anyone planned. Huckabee didn't seek his endorsement but is happy to have it.

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World

A British teacher is allowed to go home after being jailed in Sudan. Gillian Gibbons was jailed for allowing her students to name a teddybear "Muhammad." This offended and outraged many Islamic people in the region and she was jailed. She was sentenced to fifteen days in jail and could've faced harsher punishment but the British people stepped in and demanded her release.

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State

John Mellencamp has announced that he has been accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mellencamp is a Hoosier native. He made this announcement to 3,000 fans at a concert in Pennsylvania. Official word has yet to be released from the Hall of Fame.

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Local

The Anderson Antiques Mall has recently been sold. The downtown shop will either be turned into a parking garage or a bus terminal. The building was purchased by the city for only $45,000. Officials say that the building will probably be demolished sometime in the spring. The Antique Mall was once four floors of antiques and memorabilia.

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Nation

There is a nasty storm in the Midwest. Blankets of snow have made the roads very dangerous. There have been 11 deaths attributed to the bad weather so far. The storm is currently threatening the northeast. Winter storm warnings have been issued in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York.

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