August 7, 2008 Produced by the Office of Communications

26 cheerleaders rescued after cramming into UT elevator

Twenty-six teenage cheerleaders tried to cram themselves into an elevator at the University of Texas to see how many would fit, but then they got stuck and had to be rescued.

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So near, yet so far ... and so long

Some taking Metro endure labryinth of transfers that could turn 10-minute commute into 2 hours

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Imbibing trends change as adults get older

As Americans aged over the last two generations, they drank less alcohol. And the younger generation of adults drank less heavily than the ones before it, according to the first analysis of alcohol-consumption trends over adult life spans.

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In Anthrax Scientist’s E-Mail, Hints of Delusions

Bruce E. Ivins went to work each day in a high-security federal laboratory where he handled some of the world’s deadliest substances. But more than a year before the 2001 anthrax attacks, the scientist admitted to himself that he was losing his grasp on reality.

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Richards runs for her life

There are days when Sanya Richards makes running look comfortable and easy, her long, graceful strides, her pumping arms and relaxed expression carrying her over the track like a summer zephyr.

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Is Stretching All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

INVESTIGATORS have begun two large studies of stretching, asking about its effectiveness in much the way scientists might ask about a new drug or medical device.

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Monsanto Looks to Sell Dairy Hormone Business

After struggling to gain consumer acceptance, Monsanto on Wednesday announced that it would try to sell its business of producing an artificial growth hormone for dairy cows. The company will focus instead on its thriving business of selling seeds and developing ways to improve crops.

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Mystery Disease Kills Dozens in Venezuela

A mystery disease has killed dozens of Warao Indians in recent months in a remote area of northeastern Venezuela, according to indigenous leaders and researchers from the University of California at Berkeley, who informed health officials here of the outbreak on Wednesday.

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