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Obama nominates retired general to lead TSA

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday nominated a new head of the Transportation Security Administration, a retired Army general and intelligence expert who would oversee the nation's airline passenger screening system...

Honey makes the world go ’round

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In 2005, Andrew Coté found himself in northern Iraq, walking...

Your next roadside attraction: Carbon storage

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As you watch the miles roll by on family road trips this summer, look just behind the guard rails to see what some scientists believe is a significant untapped resource in the battle against climate change...

Window-washer tumbles 8 stories to street, breaks one finger

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SEATTLE — A window-washer fell eight stories outside a...

National photography project seeks to show Americans America

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The woman cups her face with one hand, two kids with disheveled hair hang on her shoulders, rags lay in her lap. She stares...

Google aims to speed up the Web with ‘Instant Pages,’ spoken...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Internet just got a lot faster...

Man gets probation for killing neighbor after dog urinated on lawn

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CHICAGO — A Chicago area man who killed a neighbor whose dog urinated on his lawn was sentenced today to four years probation...

Six more takedowns of Stanford organic study — and media’s reporting...

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A Stanford study that concluded organic food doesn't provide greater nutritional benefit than conventionally grown food is taking its licks in the media...

Homeless survey on tap

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On Jan. 23-24, Boulder County will learn more about its homeless population by participating in the 2012 Point in Time Homeless Survey, conducted by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI...

Marvel doubles the fun

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In "Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2," a battle between...

Man convicted in Chicago of 11 murders, 9 rapes, attempted murder

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CHICAGO — It took a Cook County, Ill., judge seven minutes...

2nd Annual 101-Word Fiction Contest

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Welcome to Boulder Weekly’s Second Annual 101-Word Fiction Contest. Just as we had hoped and expected, this year’s competition grew significantly over last year’s...