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Local & Regional 5.7 Quake shakes N. California, some damage reported 5.7 Quake shakes N. California, some damage reported
A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said Friday.
Local & Regional House votes to let Ore. community colleges compete House votes to let Ore. community colleges compete
The Oregon Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. John Kitzhaber a bill that would repeal a prohibition on public community colleges creating programs that compete with offerings of for-profit career colleges.

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Local & Regional 5.7 Quake shakes N. California, some damage reported
A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said Friday.
Local & Regional House votes to let Ore. community colleges compete
The Oregon Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. John Kitzhaber a bill that would repeal a prohibition on public community colleges creating programs that compete with offerings of for-profit career colleges.

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Offbeat Rare Superman comic found in house insulation Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.

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Sports Beavers 'Coug It' in extras against Wazzu Beavers 'Coug It' in extras against Wazzu (Video)
The fourth-ranked Oregon State baseball team dropped a 10-9 11-inning decision to Washington State Friday in the opening-game of a three-game series at Goss Stadium.
Sports AP: FIFA task force seeks 5-game racism ban
FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask soccer's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.

Around the World

National & World Soldier's slaying prompts UK security review
Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing.
National & World Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in New York
Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.
National & World Judge: Arizona sheriff's office racially profiles Latinos
A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
National & World Principal recounts storm hitting Oklahoma school
Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here."

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Outdoors Timber country: 'A beautiful place to live, a hard place to make a living' (Photo Gallery)
Nearly 1 million people live in Oregon's timber country. The region's troubles have reached a tipping point since the expiration last year of federal subsidies that were sent to rural counties across America for 11 years to offset revenue losses caused by reduced logging on federal lands to protect endangered and threatened species.
Outdoors Northern Lights peek out in Eastern Washington (Photo Gallery)
As we mentioned in the blog Thursday, there's a particularly active sunspot on the sun right now.

It had, as its opening salvo while starting to face the Earth, unleashed a moderately strong solar flare that reached us late Friday, triggering a display of the Northern Lights that reached as far south as Colorado.

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Home 2-year-old boy allergic to food 2-year-old boy allergic to food (Video)
Food allergies are pretty common, but a boy in Virginia is allergic to every single food. Walter Hildebrand explains what extremes the boy's family must take to make sure he survives.
Home Operation Barbecue Relief Operation Barbecue Relief (Video)
Sometimes in the middle of a disaster, when everything is lost, the best thing of all can be a little comfort food. That's where operation barbecue comes in, now in full swing in Moore, Oklahoma - serving thousands of survivors who right now could really do with a hot meal. Gary Tuchman has more.

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Health Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical
The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject.

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Technology

Technology NASA mission to lasso an asteroid moves forward
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.
Technology Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Mountain View, Calif.,-based Google sent hikers to the Galapagos with Street View gear called "trekkers," 42-pound computer backpacks with large, soccer ball-like cameras mounted on a tower.

Health

Health Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips
California-based chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy — known allergens — which are not listed on the labels of its packages, federal agriculture officials said.
Health Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling.
Health What do we eat? New food map will tell us
Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. Researchers are trying to change that.

Business

Business Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.
Business US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April
Orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, rose 3.3 percent last month from March, the Commerce Department said Friday. That followed a 5.9 decline in March.
Business Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO
The Cincinnati company said late Thursday that former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, is returning its top post. The surprise move comes as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur growth in the face of stiff global competition.

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