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FDA Clears First Melanoma Drug to Extend Life

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that researchers have heralded as the first drug to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma. The federal health agency approved the injectable drug, called Yervoy, for late-stage or metastatic...

Sarah Palin Has a Secret Facebook Page? Twitter Weighs In

Who is Lou Sarah? Some say that's the pseudonym Sarah Palin is using on her "secret" Facebook account -- although it isn't a secret any more. Wonkette's Jack Stuef discovered the account by searching Facebook for Palin's private Gmail address, which appeared in a leaked copy of aide Frank Bailey's tell-all about his time...

Honeymoon Murder Suspect in Hospital After Apparent Suicide Attempt

LONDON -- A British man accused of arranging his wife's murder while on honeymoon in South Africa has been hospitalized after a suspected suicide attempt, marking yet another twist in an already complicated case. Millionaire businessman Shrien Dewani -- who South African prosecutors want to extradite on a murder charge --...

Landlord Arrested on Suspicion of British Architect's Murder

LONDON -- British police investigating the death of landscape architect Joanna Yeates have arrested her landlord on suspicion of murder. Chris Jefferies, 65, lives in the same Victorian apartment block in Bristol where Yeates and her boyfriend lived. He has not been charged with any crime. The arrest came just hours...

Bristol Palin Couldn't Outdance Jennifer Grey on DWTS

(Nov. 24) -- Sarah Palin and her tea party legions couldn't put "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey in a corner on "Dancing With the Stars." Grey outdanced Bristol Palin and Kyle Massey to win the fall season of Dancing With the Stars, made even more captivating and controversial with the presence of the daughter of a...

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Scott Van Pelt Staying At ESPN: Sportscenter Anchor, Radio Host To Remain In Bristol

At ESPN, Van Pelt will surely continue to anchor SportsCenter, host his successful afternoon radio show, and host the network's golf coverage amongst other duties.

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Bristol Palin Praises Hillary Clinton

In a new blog post , she comes to the defense of Hillary Clinton, who was recently scrutinized for wearing glasses with little makeup in in Bangladesh.

Bristol News From the Web

05/27/12 Anarchists who shot Italian nuke firm chief threaten... Source: New Kerala Dot Com An anarchist group that destroyed the knee caps of a nuclear power firm CEO recently, is now threatening to launch a low-intensity war against the London Olympics.
05/27/12 Man found deceased in Bristol woods Thursday... Source: Republican-American - Waterbury CT BRISTOL [Dash] Police have identified the man found dead in the woods off Clark Street Thursday morning as Edward Caine Jr. of Terryville.
05/27/12 Bristol fans take chance to see 'exciting' FA... Source: This is Bristol - Bristol - UK Birmingham City dominated the first half of the match putting the Chelsea goalkeeper under pressure time and time again.
05/26/12 pamelaparkes1 published Birmingham City's FA Women's... Source: Evening Post - Bristol - Avon - UK Here in Bristol, women's football is rapidly gaining in popularity.
05/26/12 Man found deceased in Bristol woods Thursday... Source: Republican-American - Waterbury CT BRISTOL [Dash] Police have identified the man found dead in the woods off Clark Street Thursday morning as Edward Caine Jr. of Terryville.

Background on Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007. It is England's sixth and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city, one of the group of English Core Cities and the most populous city in South West England.

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