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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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'Eton Posse': David Cameron And Boris Johnson Appear On Banksy Graffiti Wall (PICTURES)

A graffiti artwork titled "Eton Posse", showing ex-public schoolboys David Cameron and Boris Johnson as rioters has appeared on a wall previously inhabited by a Banksy piece.

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M5 Crash Gloucestershire: Five People Injured In Car Pile-Up

At least five people have been injured in a crash between a lorry and several cars on the M5. The accident happened between junctions 10 and 11, between Cheltenham and Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, shortly after 5pm on 17 January.

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02/10/12 Bristol Evening Post published Bristol firm makes Â£72... Source: This Is Gloucestershire - UK One of Bristol's most successful businesses has just enjoyed another record-breaking six months.
02/10/12 Investigation into fatal fire at Bristol house Source: This is Bristol - Bristol - UK A man has died in a house fire in Totterdown, Bristol, overnight.
02/10/12 Hunt for hosts to give 'fallout' children a break Source: This is Bristol - Bristol - UK VOLUNTEERS in Bristol are needed to help children living with the legacy of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
02/10/12 Bristol contingent play full part in win Source: This is Bristol - Bristol - UK And it was Packer's touchdown after five-minutes that got the ball rolling and settled any early nerves.
02/10/12 Care staff in TV home abuse probe in court Source: Yorkshire Post - Leeds - Yorkshire - UK Three members of staff at a care home featured in a television investigation into allegations of abuse have admitted mistreating patients.

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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