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Boing, boing
The world’s largest game of Pong, the pioneering Atari video game, will be played later this month on…
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Heeeeeere’s Jimmy
The long good riddance: After having chased Conan O’Brien from “The Tonight Show” in 2010, Jay Leno will…
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The Buzz: Fuzzy food
Chia seeds, once relegated to tacky novelty gifts, have now displaced kale as the nominally edible superfood of…
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Joke’s on you
Stop it! You’re killing me!: Knowledge-economy titans Google and Twitter indulged themselves on April Fool’s Day with announcements…
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April Fools
Do you have a license for your monkey? Justin Bieber, pop singer and Lhasa apso hybrid, had to…
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Fair winds, Chet
Details, details: The scheduled departure of the Everett-based carrier USS Nimitz on a six- to 10-month deployment was…
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Beware of knock-offs; accept no imitations
Urine trouble: A St. Louis-area man is facing criminal charges that he used a prosthetic penis and someone…
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Boomer humor
Pandering: It’s spring in Washington, D.C., and the pandas are breeding. The National Zoo says its giant pandas…
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Super fans
The Seattle Seahawks’ “12th man” contingent will soon be able to get special license plates featuring the logo…
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Do-overs
Italy’s highest court delayed until today a decision on whether Seattle’s Amanda Knox will face a new trial…
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TV sleuth
Vast cultural wasteland: Among the highlights on TV this week is Wednesday’s episode of “Psych” at 10 p.m.…
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The state’s going to pot
The dog abides: With the legalization of marijuana possession in the state some law enforcement agencies are having…
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Today’s deal
Fly me to the moon: An expedition funded by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos has recovered two Apollo-era rocket…
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Buying silence
As the Boeing Co. and federal regulators struggle to solve problems with the Dreamliner’s batteries, we’ve heard barely…
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Pope personable
Pope Francis was the toast of St. Peter’s Square on the first Sunday of his papacy, glad-handing surprised…
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A very small matter
Let’s get small: Physicists announced the discovery Thursday of what may be the subatomic Higgs boson, also called…
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Sunnyside up
No yolk: McDonald’s is attempting to appeal to those with an appetite for healthier fare with its new…
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Pontificating
Where there’s smoke: A Catholic organization has set up a website, www.popealarm.com, that promises to deliver smartphone texts…
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Meals on wheels
General Mills is launching a business called Betty Crocker Kitchens that will deliver prepared meals based on recipes…