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submitted by Gretchen Wright 27 weeks 1 day 8 hours 40 minutes ago
Severe thunderstorms packing large hail and tornadoes rumbled across the nation's midsection on Sunday, killing at least eight people and damaging dozens of homes, authorities said.
Iowa Homeland Security administrator Dave Miller said seven of the dead were killed by a tornado in northeast Iowa — five...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 8 weeks 6 days 7 hours 49 minutes ago
The woman behind the infamous e-mail that aired criticisms of Sarah Palin to millions across the cyber-globe sat at a computer screen scrolling through unread messages, as dozens more popped into her inbox.
"Let's see, what is the next one?" Anne Kilkenny said with a smile, killing...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 12 weeks 1 day 8 hours 35 minutes ago
Even when the dollar was king, London prices made travelers cringe and cower. Now that our currency is a groveling pauper, Americans feel as if they've been subjected to some of the Tower of London's more inventive torture devices.
But even today there are decent hotel values...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 28 weeks 10 hours 34 minutes ago
The numbers are almost too large to fathom, so many Americans stop trying. As bodies pile up in disaster after global disaster, even the most sympathetic souls can turn away.
Charities know this as "donor fatigue," but it might be more accurately described as disaster fatigue —...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Bicyclism 37 weeks 1 day 7 hours 17 minutes ago
They are the deadliest stretches for Bay Area bicyclists - the chaotic city thoroughfares, the narrow, winding roads and the speed-demon highways.
A Chronicle analysis of accident reports has identified the most perilous roads and highways for Bay Area cyclists, including San Francisco's Market Street and Sonoma...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 16 weeks 1 day 18 hours 26 minutes ago
It wasn't the smoothest or aesthetically pleasing effort, but the United States men's Olympic basketball team opened with a 101-70 victory over China on Sunday. With Yao Ming inspiring his countrymen to play above their heads for most of the first half, the Americans dominated them...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 33 weeks 1 day 22 hours 34 minutes ago
James P. Hoffa stood outside the brick Hershey candy factory here one day last week and tried to sell Sen. Barack Obama to a cluster of Teamsters who are losing their jobs because the company is going to start making the York peppermint pattie in Mexico.
Obama...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 20 weeks 16 hours 23 minutes ago
Los Angeles Times Publisher David Hiller resigned today after a 21-month tenure that included the departure of two Times editors and plans for the sharpest staff and production cuts in the newspaper's history amid a continuing slide in advertising revenue.
Tribune Co. -- which owns The Times...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 12 weeks 3 days 5 hours 55 minutes ago
A top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Friday that he needed thousands of additional troops to combat violence along the border with Pakistan, a requirement that appears to be at odds with recommendations from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus on future troop levels in...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 7 weeks 1 day 20 hours 26 minutes ago
A wildfire burned about 500 acres of forest Sunday, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary north of Los Angeles, authorities said.
The blaze began about 2 a.m. in a rugged area about 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, fire officials said. About 400 firefighters...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Batboy's revenge! 37 weeks 1 day 7 hours 19 minutes ago
Millions of swarming honey bees are on the loose after a truck carrying crates of the buzzing insects flipped over on a highway in Sacramento.
The California Highway Patrol says 8-to-12 million bees escaped from the crates in which they were stored, swarming over an area of...(more)
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