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Corps starting new work on Columbia River jetties
The Corps of Engineers is taking the first steps in a $257 million project that begins this summer to stabilize jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River.
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Mercedes becomes global Masters sponsor
Mercedes-Benz has upgraded its corporate involvement at the Masters by becoming one of three global sponsors.
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UBS posts $1 billion net profit in first quarter
A first-quarter net profit of $1 billion thanks to strong investment banking and wealth management sent shares in Swiss bank UBS AG surging up well more than 5 percent Tuesday on the Swiss stock exchange.
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Artist hurls paint into Learjet engine
Princess Tarinan von Anhalt's creative process may be a bit more powerful than the average artist these days.
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Pa. abortion doctor's murder trial goes to jury
A Philadelphia jury began weighing murder charges Tuesday in the trial of a doctor charged with killing four viable babies who were born alive, part of what authorities describe as a routine practice at his clinic of illegal, late-term abortions.
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New Dallas Opera music director named
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Opera says the French-born conductor Emmanuel Villaume (vee-YOHM') has been appointed its new music director.
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NM police look for more unlicensed dentist victims
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico investigators are looking for more victims of an unlicensed tooth doctor found operating as a "mobile dentist" out of a sedan around Santa Fe.
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Man gets life term for killing 4 in North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Somali national was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for killing the mother of his child and three other people in North Dakota two years ago.
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Obama: review of Boston attack information sharing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that no stone will be left unturned in reviewing whether any sensitive intelligence was missed that could have stopped the deadly attacks on the Boston Marathon.
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US: Crew negligent in sinking off Calif. coast
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says the owner and crew of a fishing boat that sank in the Sea of Cortez two years ago and killed eight California men were negligent.
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ArtsBeat: ‘Kinky Boots’ Leads Tony Nominations
“Kinky Boots” earned 13 nominations, including for best musical, while its chief rival, “Matilda,” had 12 nominations in many of the same categories.
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First active male player in a major U.S. sport comes out and says he is gay
NBA center Jason Collins writes in Sports Illustrated, 'I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay.'
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Peru balloon crash pilot found dead
Peru says a body found in the Pacific Ocean is that of pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed on Sunday, while another man is still missing.
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UW's Chris Williams tied for third at Pac-12 men's golf championships
Washington senior Chris Williams was tied for third after two rounds of the Pac-12 men's golf championships at The Los Angeles Country Club...
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UW's Chris Williams tied for third at Pac-12 men's golf championships
Washington senior Chris Williams was tied for third after two rounds of the Pac-12 men's golf championships at The Los Angeles Country Club...
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Some leftover thoughts from Monday's Mariner win
A couple of thoughts from Monday’s game: Michael Saunders‘ return is welcome for a number of reasons, but one that might be overlooked is that it adds some much-needed speed to what tends to be, in spots, an excruciatingly slow lineup. Saunders made a splashy return with a home run on hi
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Shell secures huge UAE gas deal
Royal Dutch Shell beats France's Total to a multi-billion-pound deal to develop a gas field with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
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Books of The Times: ‘A Delicate Truth,’ by John le Carré
“A Delicate Truth,” a new thriller by John le Carré, pits good against evil by way of two innocents plopped into a high-stakes game.
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Syrian envoy: Chemical weapons can't be tolerated
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria's U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that the use of chemical weapons is not only "a red line" but "a blood line" that cannot be tolerated and again demanded a U.N. investigation of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Aleppo that it blames on rebels.
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President, first lady ask companies to hire vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama says companies participating in a program to help veterans find work have hired or trained 290,000 veterans and military spouses, nearly tripling the original goal of the program with about eight months to spare.
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