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Researchers find heroin, cocaine top drug treatment admissions in King County; prescription-type opiates cause most deat
A community workgroup led by UW research scientist Caleb Banta-Green, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, unveiled today the King County 2008 annual drug trends report. Heroin and cocaine led the list of county drug treatment ...
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Warm and fuzzy T. rex? New evidence surprises
The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Colorado woman must turn over computer hard drive
(AP) -- Readily available, easy-to-use software can encrypt a computer hard drive so thoroughly it would take years for a hacker to break in. But that seems to be no impediment for government prosecutors, who have obtained ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Was St. Edmund killed by the Vikings in Essex?
Keith Briggs, a visiting research fellow in linguistics at the University of the West of England, has proposed a new site for the battle in which King Edmund of East Anglia was killed in 869. If confirmed, the new proposal ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Housing, health care contribute most to rising costs of living in Washington
It costs 8 percent more on average than it did two years ago for Washington residents to make ends meet, according to a new report from a University of Washington research group.
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Oct 21, 2011 |
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Archaeologists in Maryland say they have found long-sought Zekiah Fort
Archaeologists in southern Maryland say they have solved a mystery that has baffled historians since at least the 1930s. They say they have found Zekiah Fort.
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Sep 16, 2011 |
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Study predicts sea level rise may take economic toll on California coast
California beach towns could face hefty economic losses caused by sea level rise in the next century, according to a new state-commissioned study conducted by economists at San Francisco State University. ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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10 years later, NY responders communicate better
(AP) -- On Sept. 11, 2001, as firefighters rushed into the smoldering twin towers, their radios went dead. Police on the scene couldn't hear orders from their superiors. And none of the agencies responding ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Plan to build giant solar farm in Calif. comes before judge
A proposal to build one of the world's largest solar farms south of Silicon Valley had its day in court Monday as a long-simmering battle between the San Francisco Bay Area investors supporting the project and environmentalists ...
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Aug 09, 2011 |
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Some shellfish gathering in Washington state closed due to presence of toxins
All of King County and most of the eastern portion of Kitsap County in Washington state have been closed to shellfish gathering after tests this week revealed the presence of toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Aug 04, 2011 |
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California dreaming: LA imagines life without cars
Los Angeles is famous for its addiction to cars -- whether cruising in their convertibles, or (more often) sitting in monster traffic jams on the freeway, the car is definitely king for Angelenos.
Jul 27, 2011 |
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