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Dog attacks on letter carriers: rankings by city
The number of dog attacks against letter carriers in select cities last year, according to the Postal Service. Los Angeles 69 San Antonio 42 Seattle 42 Chicago 41 San Francisco 38 Philadelphia 34 Detroit 33 St. Louis 32 Baltimore 29 Sacramento, Calif. 29 Houston 27 Minneapolis 27 Cleveland 26 Dayton, ...
Man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil killed by car
A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast. Police in Lincoln City, Ore., said 42-year-old Richard Swanson was hit at about 10 a.m. while walking ...
Yankees rally, beat Seattle after Hernandez exits
Once Felix Hernandez tweaked his back, the whole game took an odd twist. Robinson Cano hit a two-run double, Lyle Overbay delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the New York Yankees rallied in the seventh inning after King Felix was forced to make an early exit, beating Seattle 4-3 Tuesday ...
Curtis Granderson activated by Yankees
Outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first of the New York Yankees' injured stars to return to the lineup, rejoining the team 2½ months after breaking his right forearm in his first at-bat of spring training. Granderson was activated from the disabled list and set to play left field and bat ...
Some may see lower rates under Obama health law
Some Washington residents may see lower insurance premiums under President Barack Obama's health care law, with proposed plans released Tuesday countering concerns expressed by the insurance industry just a year ago. Under the rate proposals submitted by insurance companies, rates vary dramatically among the types of plans and across age ...
Dogs give comfort _ and controversy _ in court
The twins were 7, shy and scared. Talking was tough and describing what happened nearly impossible. So the prosecutor preparing them to testify against the father they said molested them borrowed a dog named Jeeter. "It was a last ditch effort to try to build rapport with my kids, who ...
Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They're engineered not to develop ugly black bruises. ...
Bankrupt Oregon ethanol plant now stores ND crude
An ethanol plant on the Columbia River that was built with the help of $36 million in Oregon state loans and tax credits is now being used to store and ship crude oil from North Dakota. The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/12xgC1M ) the plant's switch came with little public notice. It ...
Update to address Windows 8 confusion will be free
A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft also announced a name for the update: Windows 8.1. Not charging extra for Windows 8.1 is consistent with the company's practice of ...
Budget cuts pare real-time monitoring of volcanoes
Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to shut down stations that provide real-time tracking of eruptions and forgo repairs of seismic equipment amid ongoing federal budget cuts — moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners. The Alaska Volcano Observatory can no ...
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