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Appliances need affection, too

Rage against the machine, but not while you’re inside. Two young vandalism suspects in Norway were trapped in…

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We’ll always have Paris

I beg your pardon. Fans of Paris Hilton are petitioning California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to spare the reality…

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We were rooting for Bwana Bull

It was a thrill a minute at the Kentucky Derby Saturday, with crazy hats, a come-from-behind victory and…

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There’s a spider on your leg

They’re hairy, they bite, and we hate finding them in the shower. And the sink. And our shoes.

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Weird, but true

Today in the category of unlikely news, we have a few offerings for you:

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We hear they swarmed to Florida

Where have all the honeybees gone? The insects appear to be dying in massive numbers — or that’s…

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I Love Paris in a Taurus

Have you suspended a Ford lately? The Seattle Art Museum, home of the Hammering Man, reopens Saturday after…

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Just another state employee

She may be the state’s No. 1 elected official, but Gov. Chris Gregoire is an also-ran on the…

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Cuckoo for cocoa butter

The FDA is considering a change to the standards for what can be considered “chocolate” and what has…

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Trips that’ll thrill and chill

If you could use a vacation (and who can’t?), Christina Harper reports that a little bed and breakfast…

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A few choice words from across the pond

Better brush up on your English. Queen Elizabeth II will be in the U.S. this week, and her…

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We’re almost all optimism

Every silver lining has a touch of gray. It’s a glass-half-full kind of day for The Buzz, so…

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Even the lowly lentil gets a festival

Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Today’s A&E section offers a listing of this summer’s fairs and festivals…

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The rainmakers

“Here comes the sun.” That’s what meteorologists are singing in China. They say they have a plans to…

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A nice place to live

Scientists think they have found a planet that is capable of supporting life — temperature, gravity, it all…

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Too hot!

Curing the Earth’s fever will take more than an aspirin. Scientists have been working hard on the problem…

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And what made Roger so jolly?

Talk the talk and walk the plank. There was a time when conventions were yawn-inducing affairs reserved for…

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Another sign the Internet is taking over

Just like everything — movies, music, scams — presidential candidate debates are moving online. (http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/04/23/100wir_a5debate001.cfm?refresh=yes) The front-runners are…

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Our glorious state

The Walla Walla onion is now the state vegetable. Congratulations, Walla Walla onion! We’re crying tears of happiness…

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Spend your weekend on Earth

It’s Earth Day weekend. Some good ways to celebrate from today’s A&E section before you recycle it: