Living
Metro-east celebrates Memorial Day
Here is a list of other Memorial Day weekend activities in the metro-east:
Living
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ANSWER MAN
Answer Man: Vet wonders about his Navy service number
I enlisted in the Navy in 1940 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. I was sworn in in St. Louis and received a service number of 337xxxx. Ever since, I've wondered what that number designated. After nearly 75 years, can you finally enlighten this old vet? -- L.M., of Belleville
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FOOD & DRINK
New cookbooks to guide your grilling
Grilling books are getting a bit much these days, aren't they? Either you're commanded to build a veritable pyre to sear your steak, preferably on a Patagonian plain, or you must search out a whole hog whose bloodlines are bluer than yours, or you have to rassle almost to the death all those barbecue...
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FOOD & DRINK
Don't get burned: Whether novice or seasoned griller, check out these do's and don'ts
As spring turns into summer, millions of Americans will rush outdoors to light up a grill in celebration. Take some simple steps before, during and after the party to minimize any hangover, gastronomic or otherwise. Here are some simple do's and don'ts from experts who know how to prevent the most...
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FOOD & DRINK
Herbal sippers: Look to garden for flavoring cocktails, mocktails
You loved a lime-sparked gin cocktail perfumed with lavender that refreshed you in New York, and the lemon, mint and verbena mocktail that cooled you in Miami.
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HEALTH
Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY
Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.
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LIVING
A survivor at 78, A.J. Foyt looking for an Indy 500 win as an owner
The old warhorse is back at Indy.
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HEALTH
Communications satellite launched into space
A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.
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HEALTH
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
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HEALTH
Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees.
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HEALTH
Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.
Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades.


