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By Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A week's work of frantic
sandbagging by students, professors and the National Guard couldn't
spare this bucolic college town from the surging Iowa River, which has
swamped more than a dozen campus buildings and forced the evacuation
Sunday of hundreds of nearby homes. The
swollen river, which b... [more]
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By Rocky wire service
WASHINGTON — Tim Russert, a political
lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning
of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack today in the
midst of a presidential campaign he'd covere... [more]
By Associated Press
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — They sandbagged
the entrance to Mercy Medical Center and started bailing when the water
started creeping in, but it was no use. The water was 2 inches deep on
the emergency room floor by Thursday night... [more]
By Herald Tribune
MYAKKA CITY — Pickers got back to work Tuesday at grower Jimmy
Grainger's 1,000-acre patch after the federal government cleared
Florida tomatoes of being the cause of a national food poisoning scare."It's a huge relief... [more]
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By Rocky wire service
WASHINGTON — Tim Russert, a political
lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning
of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack today in the
midst of a presidential campaign he'd covere... [more]
By Todd Ruger, Herald Tribune
Anyone with an Internet connection can now take a virtual tour of
almost every road in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties as part
of a mapping feature from Google.And these are not just photos on the Web. They ar... [more]
By Tom Bayles, Herald Tribune
Continental Airlines, hammered by surging fuel costs, will pull all flights from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in September.The cuts, which represent about 10 percent of the local airport's
annual passenger c... [more]
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By Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A week's work of frantic
sandbagging by students, professors and the National Guard couldn't
spare this bucolic college town from the surging Iowa River, which has
swamped more than a dozen campus ... [more]
By Herald Tribune
MYAKKA CITY — Pickers got back to work Tuesday at grower Jimmy
Grainger's 1,000-acre patch after the federal government cleared
Florida tomatoes of being the cause of a national food poisoning scare."It's a huge relief... [more]
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- The pace of life gets faster
and faster, and people try to cram more and more into every minute of the
day.
As things get more hectic, sleep tends to get short shrift. It's seen
as was... [more]
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Local
By Tom Bayles, Herald Tribune
Continental Airlines, hammered by surging fuel costs, will pull all flights from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in September.The cuts, which represent about 10 percent of the local airport's
annual passenger c... [more]
By Michael Braga, Herald Tribune
Foreclosure filings spiked 12 percent in Manatee, Sarasota and
Charlotte counties during May as neighboring Fort Myers-Cape Coral
posted the second highest per-capita rate in the nation.One out of every 79 homes in For... [more]
By Todd Ruger, Herald Tribune
Anyone with an Internet connection can now take a virtual tour of
almost every road in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties as part
of a mapping feature from Google.And these are not just photos on the Web. They ar... [more]
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National and World
By Associated Press
BEIJING --
A landslide in northern China buried a brick factory, killing 19 workers, local officials said Saturday.Rescuers
found the workers' bodies at the site of a landslide that hit Friday
... [more]
By Donny Mahoney and Kim Murphy, Special to The Times
DUBLIN, IRELAND -- European leaders were scrambling Friday to find a
new path to a more powerful and manageable European Union after Irish
voters rejected a treaty meant to bolster the alliance's government.The
rejection t... [more]
By Maria L. La Ganga and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
Firefighters in Northern California struggled to gain control over four
major blazes burning from Monterey County north to Tehama County, aided
today by dying winds and beefed up crews.
A blaze known as the Humboldt Fire... [more]
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Business
By Associated Press
A metal clip fell from Discovery's brakes on Friday but NASA said it
won't delay the space shuttle's scheduled landing on Saturday.
The
astronauts reported to Mission Control earlier Friday that they... [more]
By Kim Hart, Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- Facebook fanatics who have covered their profiles on the
popular social networking site with silly games and quirky trivia
quizzes may be unknowingly giving a host of strangers an intimate peek
at their lives... [more]
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com
Across the country, real estate agents and home sellers in wealthy
neighborhoods who grew accustomed to seven-figure bidding wars during
the boom are feeling the sting of the housing crunch.Ed McMahon can
vouch for that. T... [more]
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Entertainment
By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
For 60 years, the Music Performance Fund, an unsung charity financed by
a small fraction of record company sales, has paid the piper -- and
just about every other kind of musician -- by helping to bankroll
thousands of fre... [more]
By Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
After more than seven years on the road, the Chicano art collection of Cheech Marin
has finally come home. Its last stop is the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art, the hometown venue that initially turned dow... [more]
By Chicago Tribune
A Cook County jury Friday acquitted R&B superstar R. Kelly of child
pornography charges, marking the end of a high-profile trial rich in
courtroom drama and celebrity intrigue.
Jurors put little stock in the prosecut... [more]
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Sports
By Stephanie Nano, Associated Press
NEW YORK — More people are injured
while snowboarding than in any other outdoor activity, accounting for a
quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study
to estimate recreational injuries.
Traili... [more]
By Doug Ferguson - AP Golf Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Tiger Woods wasn't sure if his
left knee would allow him to finish 72 holes of the U.S. Open. After
yet another defining moment at Torrey Pines, he was thrilled to get a
chance at 18 more. Down to his la... [more]
By Herald Tribune
This time of year, wildlife is on the move.
Critters,
such as alligators, may be looking for new bodies of water or mates;
snakes may be searching for prey; bears may be foraging. While moving
from ... [more]
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Living
By Carol Krucoff, Prevention
Taking a single yoga class can help you lower levels of cortisol, a
stress hormone linked to increased belly fat and, ultimately, an
increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.Researchers at Jefferson Medical College took... [more]
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- The pace of life gets faster
and faster, and people try to cram more and more into every minute of the
day.
As things get more hectic, sleep tends to get short shrift. It's seen
as was... [more]
By Michael Kahn - Yahoo! Health
LONDON (Reuters) -
Serotonin, the brain chemical linked to
mood, plays a key role in regulating emotions such as
aggression, British researchers said on Thursday.
Serotonin, the nerve-signaling chemical targeted by man... [more]
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