3 police officers found dead in Mexico border city (AP)

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico ? Assailants kidnapped and killed three police officers in the Mexican border city of Acuna, authorities said Monday.

Acuna Public Safety Department said in a statement that the three were on patrol in the same unit when gunmen kidnapped them early Monday.

The officer's bodies were found an hour later in a residential area of Acuna, which is across the border from Del Rio, Texas. They had been shot and their hands were handcuffed, the police department said.

Authorities say the Zetas and the Sinaloa drug cartels are fighting each other to control smuggling routes in the state of Coahuila, where Acuna is located.

Last week, gunmen killed a federal prosecutor for the state of Coahuila when he was about to leave his home in the city of Torreon.

A day earlier, gunmen set a fire at the office of the Torreon newspaper El Siglo and fired shots at it. No injuries were reported.

Authorities in the neighboring state of Durango said soldiers dug up the remains of seven people from a pit.

Durango state prosecutors said troops found the remains in the town of San Juan del Rio, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of the state capital, the city of Durango. They gave no other details.

More than 400 bodies have been found in a series of clandestine graves in Tamaulipas and Durango states since April. They are believed to be a result of turf battles between drug cartels.

In Hidalgo, the home state of Zetas leader Heriberto Lazcano, state police chief Damian Canales said authorities detained eight local police officers for allegedly working for the Zetas.

Canales said six of those detained were officers for the town of Actopan and two for the state capital of Pachuca. He said they were detained after the arrest of the former police chief in the town of Arenal, who authorities allege was in charge of recruiting police officers to work for the Zetas.

Canales said the Pachuca city police officers told investigators the Zetas paid them about $360 a month.

Also on Monday, military authorities said soldiers in the border state of Chihuahua detained two police chiefs while they were meeting with an alleged drug trafficker.

Soldiers detained the police chief and a police officer for the town of Gran Morelos and the police chief for the town of Belisario Dominguez while they met with a boss for La Linea, a gang of hit men for the Juarez Cartel, the Defense Department said in a statement.

It said an anonymous phone call led the troops to the meeting in the town of Belisario Dominguez. Soldiers arrested two other men and seized three handguns and four automatic rifles, the statement added.

President Felipe Calderon has been pushing to clean up local and state police forces, whose officers are often corrupt or are coerced by threats into helping drug gangs.

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Egypt protesters battle on to end army rule (Reuters)

CAIRO (Reuters) ? Street clashes rumbled on in Cairo on Wednesday as protesters derided a deal struck between Egypt's ruling generals and mostly Islamist parties for a faster transfer to civilian rule.

The death toll in five days of violence climbed to 37 by a Reuters count after a man was killed in the city of Alexandria. Hardcore protesters battled police through the night in Cairo.

The Health Ministry said 32 people had been killed and 2,000 wounded in disturbances across the country of 80 million.

Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the military council that has run Egypt since Hosni Mubarak fell on Feb. 11, promised on Tuesday that a civilian president would be elected in June, about six months sooner than the army had planned.

"Leave, leave," responded crowds in Cairo's Tahrir Square. "The people want to topple the marshal."

The military had originally pledged to return to barracks within six months of Mubarak's removal. Its apparent reluctance to relinquish its power and privilege has fuelled frustration among Egyptians who feared their revolution had changed nothing.

Tantawi, who was Mubarak's defence minister for two decades, adjusted the schedule after generals met politicians, including leaders of the once-banned Muslim Brotherhood, which is eager to turn decades of grassroots endeavour into electoral success.

A parliamentary election, billed as Egypt's first free vote in decades, will start on Monday as planned, Tantawi confirmed.

Voting for the upper and lower houses will only be completed in March under a staggered, complex process. Parliament will then pick an assembly to draw up a new constitution, an exercise which the Brotherhood and its rivals are keen to influence.

Tantawi angered many youthful demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other cities by suggesting a referendum on whether military rule should end earlier, which they viewed as a ploy to appeal to the many Egyptians who fear further upheaval.

"BE PATIENT"

A referendum on temporary changes to the constitution made by the army won 77 percent approval in April, when the generals were still widely popular for helping remove Mubarak.

"We have to wait and be patient with army rule. We shouldn't have a referendum, it's a waste of time," said Mohamed Rasheed, 62, a salesman in a Cairo jewellery shop, who pointed to a discordant thrum of opinions among protesters in Tahrir.

"If we listen to them all, we are going to become like Lebanon," he said, evoking a nation notorious for conflict.

Skirmishes between stone-throwing protesters and riot police firing tear gas, pellets and rubber bullets erupted intermittently around the Interior Ministry near Tahrir.

"As soon as daylight broke they started shooting, because they could see us," said Tareq Zaki, 32, a furniture maker.

Police have denied using live ammunition but most of the 36 dead in five days of violence had bullet wounds, medics say.

The streets were strewn with surgical masks protesters use to ward off tear gas. Ambulances ferried the wounded away.

In Tahrir, where hundreds of protesters camped out overnight in tents or in the open, people collected garbage in bags or burned it in small piles. Others passed around food.

"We will stay here until the field marshal leaves and a transitional council from the people takes over," said Abdullah Galal, 28, a computer sales manager, in the square.

"There are many viruses in the system. It needs to be cleaned out entirely," Galal said. "We need to change the regime like they did in Tunisia and Libya."

Tantawi may calculate that most Egyptians, alarmed by turmoil that has hammered an already troubled economy, would prefer army rule to the uncertainties of a radical upheaval.

The Muslim Brotherhood, which helped organise a big protest on Friday but stayed out of subsequent demonstrations, seems willing to compromise with the military in the interest of securing a substantial voice in the new parliament.

Some other Islamist and liberal parties, as well as three out of more than 10 declared presidential candidates, also took part in Tuesday's crisis talks with the military council.

The military has so far escaped direct public criticism from world governments, with many echoing the United States, which has deplored the violence and called for elections to go ahead.

But Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday the military "should immediately order riot police to stop using excessive force against protesters". Amnesty International accused the army of brutality sometimes exceeding that of the Mubarak era.

Tantawi has promised a national salvation government to replace Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's cabinet, which resigned this week, but remains in a caretaker role.

Political uncertainty has battered Egypt's finances. Foreign reserves have tumbled to $22 billion in October from $36 billion in December, just before the anti-Mubarak uprising erupted.

(Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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"Jersey Shore" ornament line renders cast in plastic (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? Dreaming of an orange Christmas, or at least an orange-skinned one?

Then deck your halls, and your tree, with the fake-tanned, overly coiffed and under-dressed ornament trio of Snooki, The Situation and DJ Pauly D.

The new "Jersey Shore" line from renowned glass ornament company Kurt S. Adler stands approximately five inches tall, and finds the MTV reality stars immortalized in plastic doing what they do best: Snooki poses in a too-short glitter dress, The Situation holds his shirt up to reveal his abs, and Pauly D shows off his biceps and headphones.

The ornaments were sold on HSN earlier this month during the shopping network's "A Very Snooki Holiday Gift Special," during which the pint-sized reality star sometimes known as Nicole Polizzi sold her new Snooki perfume, a line of handbags, and slippers and sunglasses. She also sold replicas of Crocodilly, the stuffed animal who has seen things no stuffed animal ever should, in the "Jersey Shore" house.

A spokesperson for HSN -- where the ornament trio sold for $24.95 -- tells TheWrap that the complete Snooki swag line, save the handbags, sold out, with fans snapping up 8,000 pieces of merchandise in about an hour when Polizzi appeared on November 10.

And though HSN won't be offering the ornaments again this year, take heart: TheWrap purchased a set -- purely in the interest of research, of course -- for a mere $5.99 per ornament, or two for $10, at Walgreens.

We still overpaid.

Meanwhile, our favorite part of the "Jersey Shore" ornaments packaging is the warning on the bottom of the box: "This is a decorative article, not a toy or intended for use by a child under 14."

Even the plastic Snooki is rated PG-13.

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Here's Every Single Word You're Not Allowed to Text in Pakistan [Censorship]

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority doesn't want Pakistanis to be able to text the following words to each other, in fear that they will become rapists and murderers, or something. So it banned them. Here are those words. More »


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Taliban, Pakistan in peace talks: Taliban commander (Reuters)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) ? Pakistan's Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a senior Taliban commander and tribal mediators told Reuters on Monday.

The talks are focused on the South Waziristan region and could be expanded to try to reach a comprehensive deal.

The Taliban, which is close to al Qaeda, is making several demands, including the release of prisoners, said the commander. A tribal mediator described the talks as "very difficult."

The United States, the source of billions of dollars of aid vital for Pakistan's military and feeble economy, may not look kindly on peace talks with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which it has labeled a terrorist group.

Past peace pacts with the TTP have backfired and merely gave the umbrella group time and space to consolidate, launch fresh attacks and impose their austere version of Islam on segments of the population.

"Yes, we have been holding talks but this is just an initial phase. We will see if there is a breakthrough," said the senior Taliban commander, who asked not to be identified.

"Right now, this is at the South Waziristan level. If successful, we can talk about a deal for all the tribal areas."

The TTP, which is allied with the Afghan Taliban movement fighting U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan, is entrenched in the unruly tribal areas along the porous border.

Pakistan has come under pressure to eradicate militancy since U.S. special forces in May found and killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani town, where he had apparently been living for years.

(Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Ron Popeski)

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Blacks with diverticulitis have worse outcomes (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) ? Blacks need emergency surgery more often than whites for a common type of intestinal disease, and they tend to fare worse afterwards, suggests a study of older Americans on Medicare.

It's not the first time researchers find racial differences in rates of complications and death from the disease, called diverticulitis. But those disparities have been blamed on lack of health insurance and access to care among blacks.

The new study hints there may be cultural differences or treatment disparities between races that explain why blacks are more likely to die or be sent back to the hospital after treatment, even when they have health insurance.

For example, blacks seem to be less likely to see a primary care doctor regularly, experts said, or may be treated in more-crowded, poorly-funded hospitals.

"You're left with this very disturbing finding that the treatment of blacks and whites in the United States remains disparate," said Dr. Selwyn Rogers, Jr., who studies inequalities in surgical care at Harvard Medical School in Boston but wasn't involved in the new work.

"You're more likely to die if you happen to be black," he told Reuters Health.

In diverticulitis, pouches in the intestine become infected or inflamed. The condition may affect up to one in four elderly Americans at some point, researchers wrote in the Archives of Surgery, and can be dangerous when not caught early. It causes severe stomach pain and sometimes nausea and vomiting.

The study, led by Eric Schneider from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, included more than 50,000 patients who were treated for diverticulitis, either with emergency or elective surgery, between 2004 and 2007. All of them were at least 65 years old and covered by Medicare, the government health insurance for the elderly.

More than two-thirds of the procedures done in blacks were emergency surgeries, compared to about 55 percent of those in white patients.

Blacks were more likely to die in the hospital than whites: Close to seven percent of them didn't survive their stay, versus five percent of white patients.

That difference persisted when the researchers looked only at people who were admitted for emergency care, and when they took into account pre-existing medical conditions, such as heart failure and diabetes.

Death rates were one or two percent in both blacks and whites who had elective surgery before their symptoms were severe, but rose to up to nine percent in blacks getting emergency surgery.

On average, black diverticulitis patients also had longer and more expensive hospital stays, and they were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within a month of their surgery.

Even when they do have insurance, blacks may wait longer to see a doctor if they're having stomach symptoms, or might have less accessible places to get treated, according to researchers who spoke with Reuters Health.

They may also have worse general health that wasn't reflected in the data Schneider and his colleagues were using.

Another explanation may be in the type of care patients receive -- for example, blacks may be more likely to be treated at hospitals that are smaller and not as well-staffed, the researchers wrote.

"Some of these observed differences despite Medicare coverage reflect the hospitals in which patients receive care," agreed Rogers.

"A patient can walk in with Medicare coverage, but if those hospitals are struggling (financially), that's going to be reflected in the services they can provide," he told Reuters Health.

He pointed to the effect of poverty and lack of education on health and disease outcomes, adding that "every time we turn over a rock" there are disparities by race, ethnicity and income.

Schneider's team called for further studies to tease out the reasons why blacks with diverticulitis specifically tend to have worse outcomes than whites, even when they're both covered by insurance.

For now, he emphasized that having regular primary care visits and being aware of anything that's not quite right are key to preventing the worst.

"The one thing that's clear, regardless of who you are, seeking treatment early is better than waiting," he told Reuters Health.

"If you were being followed on a regular basis and it was determined you needed to have this surgery and it was done (electively), that's a much better way to go."

SOURCE: http://bit.ly/vhUek3 Archives of Surgery, online November 21, 2011.

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Air Force investigates gun after standoff on base (AP)

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. ? The Air Force is investigating how an airman managed to get his own handgun onto a sensitive air base in Colorado where he barricaded himself in a building for 10 hours before surrendering.

Nico Cruz Santos, 21, was taken into custody at Schriever Air Force Base at about 8 p.m. Monday, officials said. No injuries were reported.

The base about 60 miles south of Denver controls more than 60 military satellites, including those used for GPS. The Air Force said satellite operations weren't disrupted.

Officials said Santos was in a building where personnel prepare for deployment. The satellite control rooms are in a separate, heavily guarded area.

Authorities said Santos is facing a discharge over a previous matter in civilian court, but no details have been disclosed.

He is being held in the Teller County jail in Divide, Colo., under an agreement between the county and the Air Force base.

Air Force officials have not said whether Santos will face prosecution in civilian or military court over the standoff. Personal weapons are forbidden on the base.

Santos is a member of the 50th Security Forces Squadron and has been in the Force for two years and 9 months, officials said.

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Recipient's immune system governs stem cell regeneration

Monday, November 21, 2011

A new study in Nature Medicine describes how different types of immune system T-cells alternately discourage and encourage stem cells to regrow bone and tissue, bringing into sharp focus the importance of the transplant recipient's immune system in stem cell regeneration.

The study, conducted at the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, examined how mice with genetic bone defects responded to infusions of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, or BMMSC.

Under normal conditions, the mice's T-cells produced an inflammatory response and triggered the creation of cellular proteins interferon (INF)-gamma and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. These attacked and killed the stem cells, preventing the production of new bone.

"Normally, T-cells protect us from infection," said Professor Songtao Shi, corresponding author for the study, "but they can block healthy regeneration from happening."

However, when the mice were given infusions of regulatory T-cells, or Treg, the levels of the interfering INF-gamma and TNF-alpha decreased, increasing the rate of bone growth and defect repair. Furthermore, administering the anti-inflammatory drug aspirin at the site of the bone defect also increased the rate at which the BMMSCs were able to regrow bone.

Postdoctoral Research Associate and lead author Yi Liu said the findings illustrate the previously unrecognized role of T-cells in tissue regeneration. They also highlight the need for scientists exploring the possibilities of stem cell regeneration to shift their focus to the immune system, she added.

"Based on what we've found, this should be the direction of more research in the future," Liu said.

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Mila Kunis Attends Marine Corps Ball With Sgt. Scott Moore (omg!)

Mila Kunis Attends Marine Corps Ball With Sgt. Scott Moore

Mila Kunis made a Marine's dream come true on Friday night.

The 28-year-old Black Swan star made good on her promise to attend the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina, with Sgt. Scott Moore.

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Though the event was closed off to the media, Marine spokesperson Capt. Scott Sasser told Access Hollywood that Kunis and Sgt. Moore were both "enjoying the night."

?Everything went well," he added. "It was a great experience for everybody."

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Sgt. Moore first invited Kunis to be his date in July via YouTube. At the time, hhe was serving his second combat deployment in Musa Qala, Afghanistan.

"I always thought I had a chance, and sometimes that's all you need," he explained after the video went viral. "The Marines I work with did their best to spread [the YouTube clip] around."

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When Kunis accepted, "My initial reaction was disbelief," Sgt. Moore said. "It's going to be a great experience to meet her, and it's going to make the ball more special for everyone."

Shortly after Kunis received her YouTube invitation, her Friends with Benefits costar Justin Timberlake received his own from Marine Cpl. Kelsey De Santis. He also accepted and accompanied Cpl. De Santis on November 12 in Richmond, Virginia.

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