Algoma Township father and son sentenced in deer-smuggling case (The Grand Rapids Press) GRAND RAPIDS -- Under the worst-case scenario, James Schuiteman and his son could have caused a "Typhoid Mary" epidemic in Michigan's deer population by trying to secretly remove a quarantined deer from his Algoma Township farm last year, a judge... [News Source]

S. Korean Puppet Prosecution’s Unreasonable Suppression Accused (Korean Central News Agency) Pyongyang, June 23 (KCNA) -- Members of civic and public organizations of south Korea including the Veterinarians Solidarity for People's Health and the Federation of Health Care Organizations, experts on law and medical science and professors held a press conference in Seoul on June 19 accusing the puppet prosecution of its unreasonable suppression. [News Source]

Ross: Common sense rejects some policies (Hope Star) Common sense and small town values were what Congressman Mike Ross, D-Ar., talked about Monday night before the Hempstead County Cattlemen’s Association at Hope Fair Park Community Center. [News Source]

Research Shows Chronix Technology Using Serum DNA Can Identify Early Presence Of Disease (redOrbit) Chronix Biomedical today reported that a new study in a peer-reviewed journal further confirms the potential diagnostic and prognostic utility of using circulating fragments of DNA to detect early stage disease. [News Source]

Opening Taiwan to U.S. beef in final stage of discussions: MOFA. Taiwan and the United States are currently conducting final negotiations on the controversial issue of fully opening Taiwan's market to U.S. beef, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. [News Source]

Study shows Chronix technology using serum DNA can identify early presence of disease (EurekAlert!) ( BioCom Partners ) A new publication confirms the potential diagnostic and prognostic utility of using circulating fragments of DNA, known as serum DNA, to detect early stage disease. Chronix has developed technology that can find and identify serum DNA sequences, enabling very early detection of an underlying disease state or of a change in response to treatment. Using Chronix technology, ... [News Source]

The Almanac — weekly (redOrbit) Today is Monday, June 29, the 180th day of 2009 with 185 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus. The evening star is Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. [News Source]

Democrats make show of budget cuts (The Politico) Dems are hoping to sell another 8 percent increase in discretionary spending this summer. [News Source]

Opening Taiwan to U.S. beef in final stage of discussions: MOFA (Chinapost.com.tw) TAIPEI, Taiwan --Taiwan and the United States are currently conducting final negotiations on the controversial issue of fully opening Taiwan's market to U.S. beef, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. [News Source]

North Bay E. coli outbreak likely caused by Spanish onions; Cleaning of the onion slicer could have also been a factor (The Sudbury Star) Spanish onions are believed to be the cause of why more than 200 people became sick with E. coli after eating at a local Harvey's restaurant. The North Bay and District Health Unit also criticized the inconsistent cleaning practice of the onion slicer. [News Source]