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Gerbils lost in space, but Russian-launched lizards home from near-Earth orbit

LOS ANGELES - A crew of Mongolian gerbils may have gone where no Mongolian gerbil has gone before, but they did not come back alive.

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High-tech guns allow owners to disable them remotely

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun-control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know wh…

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Study ties childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to adult obesity

Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new…

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Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week.

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Brewer ready to block other bills to keep up pressure over Medicaid

PHOENIX - Saying the Senate vote to expand Medicaid is not enough, Gov. Jan Brewer won't rescind her vow to veto other legislation until lawma…

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Fire restrictions start Wednesday in most forests

Most of Arizona's national forests will impose fire restrictions for the Memorial Day weekend as the state enters the long, dry period before …

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Measles surges in UK years after flawed study

Measles surges in UK years after flawed study

LONDON - More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited resea…

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Most shipwrecks, with potential to leak oil, called minor coastal risk

WASHINGTON - Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tank…

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Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

WASHINGTON - New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense s…

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Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation

The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.

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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:

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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help…

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Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected wit…

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Fluoride vote splits cohesive Portland liberals

PORTLAND, Ore. - While soaking up the rays in what's been an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter ab…

May 20, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Along Eastern Seaboard, rising sea no myth

Along Eastern Seaboard, rising sea no myth

PHILADELPHIA - The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.

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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy

Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design chan…

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Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

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Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

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Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations

Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations

An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fa…

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Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like ba…

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Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new fede…

May 20, 2013 3:29 pm Comments

Curiosity rover drills into second Martian rock

NASA's Curiosity rover drills again.

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Measles surges in UK years after flawed research

Measles surges in UK years after flawed research

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that …

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What do we eat? New food map will tell us

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.

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