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Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter

7 hrs ago - Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.

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Scuba enthusiasts train as citizen scientists

1 day ago - As trash collecting goes, Mike Mullenix and Jeff Hart had a pretty good gig recently.

SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish

1 day ago - John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers.

Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability

1 day ago - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.

Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control

1 day ago - Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried - he's already running out of money.

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Police detonate chemicals found in Longmont home

1 day ago - A bomb squad has detonated chemicals seized from the home of a Longmont man who is on probation on explosives charges.

Nova Chemicals deal OK'd by Canadian regulators

1 day ago - Nova Chemicals Corp., Canada's largest plastics producer, says it has received final regulatory approval from Canadian regulators to be taken over by Abu Dhabi investment firm International Petroleum Investment Co.

Factory orders rise more than expected in May

3 days ago - Orders to U.S. factories jumped in May by the largest amount in nearly a year, another sign that the nosedive in manufacturing is nearing an end.

At least 14 bodies found in Mexico mass grave

3 days ago - Police said Wednesday that they have uncovered a mass grave in central Mexico with the remains of 14 or 15 people believed to have been executed by the Zetas drug gang.

Constellation to buy site for fly ash

3 days ago - Constellation Energy intends to buy a landfill in Curtis Bay to use for disposal of fly ash, a byproduct of its coal-fired power plants in Pasadena.

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3 days ago - US auto sales declines show signs of stability

Dow Chemical to close 3 Louisiana plants

3 days ago - Dow Chemical Co. said Wednesday it will close three Louisiana plants as part of a shift away from basic chemicals toward the lucrative business of specialty chemicals.

EPA proposes regulations to cut ship pollution

3 days ago - The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing tougher rules to reduce air pollution from large oceangoing ships, including oil tankers and cargo vessels.

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