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Trees and wildflowers blossom during all four seasons in Kunming, which is known as The City of Eternal Spring because of its year-round mild temperatures. However, it is also home to something much less natural: a laboratory where scientists have been creating monkey embryos with a mutated gene so that, when born, they will age unusually fast. Such experiments are done to study human diseases such as autism, cancer, Alzheimer's and muscular dystrophy.

Former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer has been a pretty harsh critic of Texas A&M quarterback and possible No. 1 draft pick Johnny Manziel. On Thursday, Switzer took that criticism to a new level. In an interview with WNSR Sports Radio in Nashville, Switzer was asked if he were an NFL coach, would he draft Manziel? Switzer begins by saying he “loves his ability, Johnny can play,” but out of nowhere Switzer brings race into the equation. "I've always said I'd never recruit a white quarterback,” Switzer said. “The only way I'd ever recruit a white quarterback to...

Just a day after raising eyebrows by calling Johnny Manziel an "arrogant little prick" on a St. Louis radio station, Barry Switzer is back in the headlines, this time for saying he would never recruit a white quarterback. The former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys coach made the comment during an interview on WNSR in Nashville on Thursday as part of a response to a question about whether he would want Manziel in his backfield. Specifically, the question was, "If you are a coach in the NFL at this point in time — we know your opinion on Johnny and his...

In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Bush, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will address thenation's schoolchildren, encouraging them to study hard and stay in school, the White House said. His inspirational message, however, will not reach Monroe County students whose parents sign letters the school district sent home this week allowing their children to opt out of watching the presidential address and participating in the Department of Education's follow-up lesson plans available to teachers online. Conservatives have created a national controversy over the address, catching school districts in the middle. Florida Keys schools will air the speech on...

WASHINGTON - Former University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Carson in the U.S. Senate race on Thursday, saying Carson was "a good Oklahoma conservative." Excerpt from: NewsOK.com: Carson Wins Switzer's Backing