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submitted by Lisa for team Bicyclism 61 weeks 4 days 7 hours 56 minutes ago
Tomorrow night's Critical Mass in San Francisco marks the 15th anniversary of the rebellious rolling ride that locally has propelled the bicycle movement into the political mainstream and globally has been copied by hundreds of cities.
What began with four dozen bicyclists riding together up Market Street...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 8 weeks 1 day 20 hours 16 minutes ago
Laura Meneses made the same fateful choice that thousands of local home buyers have made since 2004: She decided to spend most of her family's income on housing.
Over the last four years, the number of Santa Clara County homeowners who spend over half their income on...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 8 weeks 1 day 20 hours 17 minutes ago
Once upon a time, vacations remained true to the Latin root of the word - empty. After vacating one's home and voiding one's schedule, you emptied your mind while slurping an alcoholic slushie from a bendy straw.
But lately the travel industry has been seized by a...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Breast cancer info 64 weeks 5 days 7 hours 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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submitted by Lisa 61 weeks 4 days 7 hours 52 minutes ago
A 70-year-old man taking pictures of the full moon Wednesday evening had his camera stolen by two teenagers who later were arrested after being chased by a youth football team and its coaches, police said.
A 17-year-old boy was stunned with a Taser after he reached in...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Iraq news 82 weeks 2 days 13 hours 52 minutes ago
AP - A new video of al-Qaida's No. 2 leader released on Saturday mocks President Bush and U.S. legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, saying the bill would rob the group's fighters of the chance to kill more Americans.
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submitted by Lisa 9 weeks 1 day 9 hours 43 minutes ago
Many rookie tourists stick to Midtown Manhattan, where they can easily get the impression that in New York City everyone is always rushing, that you can barely see the sky and that nature is virtually absent. In fact, its most storied natural phenomenon, the Rockefeller Center...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Breast cancer info 9 weeks 1 day 9 hours 46 minutes ago
Three weeks of radiation treatment work just as well as the usual course of five weeks or more for women with early-stage breast cancers, Canadian researchers have reported, after monitoring a large group of patients for 12 years.
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submitted by Lisa 11 weeks 3 days 6 hours 18 minutes ago
As Hurricane Ike surged onto Galveston Island this morning, many of the estimated 23,000 Galveston residents who ignored a mandatory evacuation order phoned for rescues to no avail because emergency workers were called off the streets, officials said.
Help wasn't expected until after dangerous storm conditions subsided....(more)
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submitted by Lisa 42 weeks 2 days 13 hours 23 minutes ago
Yahoo board of directors decided at a meeting Friday to reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer for the company, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to the Mercury News.
The decision, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, was reached because the board believes the $31 per...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 4 days 5 hours 33 minutes ago
You don't have to be Danish, Swedish or Norwegian to shop at the Nordic House on Telegraph Avenue, but any Bay Area Scandinavian worth his or her weight in pickled herring has probably made the trek there for traditional meats, cheeses and other holiday season treats.
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