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China And Russia Veto U.N. Resolution Threatening Sanctions On Syria

By Korva Coleman

Originally published on Thu July 19, 2012 5:38 pm

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China and Russia this morning vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that could permit sanctions against Syria unless the government of President Bashar Assad stops using weapons against civilians. This is the third time China and Russia have rebuffed measures pushed by the United States and its allies to try to bring a halt to Syria's violent civil conflict.

5:08 pm

Wed July 18, 2012

Portman A Low-Key Possibility For GOP Running Mate

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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, campaigns with Mitt Romney in Cincinnati on Feb. 20.

By David Welna

Originally published on Thu July 19, 2012 2:34 pm

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As the guessing game continues about Mitt Romney's choice of a running mate, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman invariably comes up as a top contender. And with a wealth of experience in Washington and beyond, Portman would be considered a safe pick to run for vice president on the Republican ticket.

4:29 pm

Wed July 18, 2012

In Fairplay, Colo., Burro Racing Packs 'Em In

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A skill in pack burro racing is convincing a donkey that it should run when it would rather walk. Racers may get behind the pack if they don't work with their animal.

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New pack burro racers in Idaho Springs, Colo., compete in this shorter course as they try their hand at the sport.

By KUNC-FM: Megan Verlee

Originally published on Thu July 19, 2012 8:08 am

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4:02 pm

Wed July 18, 2012

HIV Cure Is Closer As Patient's Full Recovery Inspires New Research

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Nurse Priscila-Grace Gonzaga with Gregg Cassin, a San Francisco gay man who has been infected with HIV since the early 1980s. He's a volunteer in a cutting-edge gene therapy experiment to see whether HIV-infected people can be given an immune system that is invulnerable to HIV infection.

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Timothy Ray Brown, widely known in research circles as the Berlin patient, was cured of his HIV infection by a bone marrow transplant, doctors say. His story inspired scientists to look for new ways to vanquish the disease in other patients.

By Richard Knox

Originally published on Wed July 18, 2012 6:30 pm

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Ask AIDS researchers why they think a cure to the disease is possible and the first response is "the Berlin patient."

That patient is a wiry, 46-year-old American from Seattle named Timothy Ray Brown. He got a bone marrow transplant five years ago when he was living in Berlin.

3:33 pm

Wed July 18, 2012

Letters: Cincinnati Cuisine

By editor

Originally published on Wed July 18, 2012 6:30 pm

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Time now for a small correction to this report from the campaign trail by NPR's Don Gonyea.

DON GONYEA, BYLINE: President Obama was in Cincinnati dropping in on a Skyline Chili, where he ordered a local favorite: a hot dog covered with spaghetti, smothered with chili and beans.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

Spaghetti on top of hot dogs? For shame.

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