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2:16 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

Reports: New York Knicks Head Coach D'Antoni Resigns

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Head coach Mike D'Antoni of the New York Knicks during the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at in January.

Several news organizations are reporting that what had at one point been a story-book run by the New York Knicks is crashing back to reality: With the return of star Carmelo Anthony and a six-game losing streak behind him, head coach Mike D'Antoni has resigned.

Yahoo! Sports, which first reported the story, says D'Antoni has clashed with Anthony in the past. They report:

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Fine Art
1:47 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

800-Year-Old Frescoes Leave Texas For Cyprus

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In the 1980s, this dome from the 13th century was stolen out of the church of St. Evphemianos in Lysi in the Turkish occupied section of Cyprus. The fresco portrays Christ in heaven, surrounded by 12 angels. The Archangels Michael and Gabriel flank the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist as a medallion illustrates the throne that's been prepared for the Lord.

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 8:57 am

A set of 13th-century Byzantine frescoes — plundered after Turkey invaded Cyprus and on display in Houston for the last 15 years — is headed home at last. It's the closing chapter in what turns out to be a remarkable odyssey.

It all started in the summer of 1974, when the Turkish army invaded Cyprus and nearly 200,000 Greek Cypriots became refugees fleeing south.

"And so all the churches and homes and art was left behind," says Josef Helfenstein, director of the Menil Collection in Houston. "And after years, some of these churches began to be looted."

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The Two-Way
1:37 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

The Spotlight Shines On Another Central African Warlord

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Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga (center) at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, where he was convicted Wednesday of war crimes, including recruiting child soldiers.

There's been a major development involving a notorious warlord from Central Africa who snatched thousands of children and sent them to war on his behalf.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:32 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

Get To Know 'Number Needed To Treat'

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A single number can help show how beneficial, or not, a treatment is.

While reading over an analysis of decades-old studies of LSD as a treatment for alcoholism last week, I found that the so-called number needed to treat was 6 to prevent alcohol misuse. In other words, treat six people and one would benefit.

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The Two-Way
1:24 pm
Wed March 14, 2012

On Last Day As A Free Man, Blagojevich Will Hold News Conference

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in December.

A day before he begins serving his prison sentence, former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will give one final press conference. As The Chicago Tribune puts it, talking into a microphone was, after all, one of his favorite things to do as governor.

The disgraced governor was sentenced to 14 years in prison back in December, after he was convicted of, among other things, trying to sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat.

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