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The Buzz abides
Come and knock on our door: A robbery of 12 pounds of marijuana is focusing attention on an…
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Ben’s got himself a new look
Shake your money makeover: In the latest effort against counterfeiting, the Federal Reserve and Treasury have added new…
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Hold the salt
The processed food products that Americans crave contain too much salt, the Institute of Medicine says.
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OMG it hurts
The incessant tapping out of text messages on a cell phone keypad can cause repetitive strain injuries, doctors…
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My broker is Roger Ebert, and Roger Ebert says …
I’ll take 100 shares of “Hot Tub Time Machine”: A federal agency that regulates commodity trading has approved…
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Thanks, but we’ll walk
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down: The European Union was expected to begin lifting restrictions on airline flights…
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Father of Our Country and the Mother of All Library Fines
After the first hundred years, it just slips your mind: George Washington has two books overdue at the…
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The Mount St. Helens recovery plan
Ashes to cashes: Ash spewed by a volcanic eruption on the tiny island nation of Iceland has disrupted…
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Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you’re my only hope
This is the ‘droid you’re looking for: A robot built by GM and NASA and nicknamed R2 is…
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Hope he doesn’t steal the camera
Ever a sucker for movies about teenagers, Hollywood’s now in talks for a possible film based on the…
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Prepare to swoon
Chain restaurants with 20 or more locations will begin posting calorie counts on their menus next year, as…
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Bird watching
No ducks were harmed in making this tape: The Duct-Tape Guys, Tim Nyberg and Jim Berg, have sold…
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A-wuhnnerful, a-wuhnnerful; now get back on the bus
On the road again: A county prosecutor in North Carolina says he plans to charge six members of…
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Help wanted
Associate justice sought to replace retiring John Paul Stevens on nation’s highest court. Join nine-person team that decides…
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Hello, Billy; well hello, Billy
Rebel with the fringe on top: The Tulalip Ampitheatre has announced its summer concert series. Among artists performing…
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A hard Scrabble existence
They’ll be messing with Sorry! next: A new version of Scrabble, dubbed Scrabble Trickster, is scheduled for release…
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Hamid Karzai, you have been Tali-banned
Hats off: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s threat earlier this week to join the Taliban isn’t playing well in…
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Hang up and drive, and don’t pull over either
Shoulder season: If motorists thought they could comply with the new state law that bars use of a…
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Badges? We ain’t got no badges.
We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges: Pacific Medical’s Canyon Park…
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It’s a serious ‘Tube
Google, which owns YouTube, has announced it’s making the video-sharing Web site more user-friendly by getting rid of…