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My other truck is a Segway
Toyota says it’s developing a hybrid-powered pickup truck. The rig will seat four, have a 4-foot bed and…
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Financial rhymes with denial
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary doesn’t get why some people “cope” with financial problems by ignoring the situation.
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Common sense lacking
It’s a frat house, not a shooting range. A man was arrested for using a rifle for target…
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A new way to predict the weather
A rancher in North Dakota says he consults pig spleens to forecast the weather . The slimy innards…
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The next great acronym
Everett city leaders are excited about classing up the place with a new trolley line, and it looks…
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Technology can be tricky
As the year comes to a close, people everywhere are grappling with two things: NFL playoff scenarios and…
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Who’s getting coal in their stockings
It was bad enough when they used to laugh and call him names, but now someone has roughed…
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Watch out for that honker
The FBI is on the lookout for a big-nosed thief known as the “Beaker Bandit” — named after…
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The Jessica jinx
The return of Slick Rick? Former UW football coach Rick Neuheisel could be back in the Pac-10 as…
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Mothra is ready
Who will save us? A top Japanese official, in response to reports about UFOs, says the government has…
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Our mission: To boldly avoid places no man has gone before
“Avoid black holes.” That’s what an astrophysicist in New York advises, based on a new report by NASA…
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When holiday cheer short circuits
For Snohomish County PUD and other purveyors of electricity, this is the most wonderful time of the year.…
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Santa’s giving IOUs this year
All I want for Christmas is an IOU. Nintendo is starting a rain-check program for people who can’t…
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‘Casey at the Bat,’ 2007 version
Baseball’s report on steroids came out Thursday, and it includes some of the sport’s biggest names. (Say it…
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The Word of the Year is … unpronounceable.
In an online poll by Merriam-Webster, contributors selected “w00t,” an expression of joy used by gamers, as the…
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What’re you lookin’ at?
Las Vegas will soon have a new attraction: a museum devoted to the mobsters who helped transform the…
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Christmas gift for Hawks fans
The Seahawks and their fans enjoyed an early Christmas gift from the Cardinals on Sunday. Arizona practically gift-wrapped…
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Finally, GPS for college students
Here’s one vote for Angelina Jolie. Voters in a global Internet poll will select the seven natural wonders…
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What you’re missing on TV
As the TV writers’ strike drags on, some shows have run out of episodes, while others have only…
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The M’s new knuckleballer
The Mariners haven’t landed Cy Young winner Johan Santana, but they did grab a pitcher with an even…