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Bigfoot DNA? Not so fast, many say
Los Angeles TimesA Texas veterinarian-researcher claims to have shown that the elusive creature known as Bigfootor Sasquatch is a human hybrid, descended from human females who mated with males of “an unknown hominin species.” In a statement released on...Tags: Science, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stranger Than Fiction
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Smallpox virus detected in 300-year-old Siberian mummy
Los Angeles TimesThanks to vaccination efforts, smallpox — killer of hundreds of millions people around the world over the course of the 20th century alone — was eradicated in 1979. But even today the lethal variola virus, which causes the disease, is not...Tags: Smallpox , Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines
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Man who allegedly raped, killed O.C. teen 25 years ago extradited
L.A. NOWDaniel Edward McDermott, 44, faces on felony count of special circumstances murder during the commission of a rape, with a maximum penalty of life in state prsion without the possibility of parole if he's convicted, according to a statement from the... -
N.Y. gunman who shot L.A. man didn't act alone, police say
L.A. NOWPolice in New York say a gunman lay in wait and didn't act alone when he fatally shot L.A. resident Brandon Woodard in the head in midtown Manhattan. They also said it was unclear what brought Woodard to New York...... -
Lt. Gov. Newsom wants the old UC logo restored
L.A. NOWLt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is a UC regent, has joined the opposition to the controversial new UC logo and wants the traditional one restored.... -
Northridge shootings spur call for realignment legislation
L.A. NOWThe slaying of four people at a Northridge boardinghouse prompted Los Angeles County supervisors to call for legislation that would prevent state prison inmates with a serious criminal history from being released to county supervision.... -
USC's $1.2-billion expansion wins City Council approval
L.A. NOWA $1.2-billion expansion of student, academic and retail space at USC has been unanimously approved by the Los Angeles City Council, a project that will create more than 12,000 jobs and potentially ease student housing demand in the campus neighborhoods..... -
Mystery surrounds New York slaying of L.A. man
L.A. NOWBrandon Woodard checked out of his Midtown Manhattan hotel room Monday afternoon and emerged onto 58th Street a block from Columbus Circle.... -
Getaway car in N.Y. slaying of L.A. man may have been spotted
L.A. NOWNew York police said Tuesday they were making progress in their investigation into the slaying of a Los Angeles man on a busy Manhattan street.... -
Jenni Rivera's family awaits word as DNA samples taken
L.A. NOWMexican authorities were performing DNA tests Tuesday on what are believed to be the remains of singer Jenni Rivera as her brothers arrived from Los Angeles to survey the plane crash scene. Officials told reporters in Mexico that it could...... -
L.A. man possibly lured to his death in Manhattan shooting, NYPD says
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles man shot to death in a brazen assassination-style attack in New York City might have been lured to his death by the gunman, New York police said Tuesday.... -
Pharaoh Ramses III murdered in 'harem conspiracy,' experts say
In the year 1155 BC, members of an Egyptian pharaoh’s harem hatched a plot to assassinate him. But did they succeed? The "harem conspiracy" against Ramses III remains one of ancient Egypt's scandalous tales of deadly intrigue. But scholars have...
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