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High-Def Storm Models Yielded Accurate Predictions
Better satellites, smarter computer models and faster computers helped government forecasters correctly predict the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, scientists say. It's unlikely the forecast would...
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The Industrious Lives Of Halloween's Ghouls
Halloween might be the best day of the year for kids who love candy and grown-ups who love to be scared, but it is also the last day of work for thousands of ghouls and clowns. Every year, people from...
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Superstorm Sandy: A Voice From Union Beach, N.J.
Yesterday, we brought you a voice from Breezy Point, N.Y., the Queens neighborhood ravaged by fire. Today, our Newscast unit spoke to Doug Doyle, the news director of NPR member station WGBO. Doug was...
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At The Economy's Bottom Rungs, Striving To Climb Up
As the presidential campaign has unfolded, the candidates have traded polemics about wealth, class warfare, taxes, dependency and the role of government. And while it may be uncomfortable to admit,...
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Drug-Sniffing Dogs Take Center Stage At High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Wednesday testing what, if any, limits there are to the police using drug-sniffing dogs. By the close of two hours of argument, it looked very much...
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Mysterious Anti-Obama Spam Texts Linked To Republican Consulting Group
If you're using social media to follow the presidential campaign or even if you're related to someone else who's doing that, there's a good chance your cellphone got spammed Tuesday night with an...
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China Offers Proposal For Ceasefire In Syria
China, which along with Russia has repeatedly rejected international intervention in the civil war in Syria, issued a ceasefire proposal on Thursday. The proposal, reports The New York Times, calls for...
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'Ralph': An 8-Bit Hero With Plenty Of Heart
After a very long engagement that began with the original Toy Story, Disney finally made an honest woman out of Pixar in 2006, when it paid the requisite billions to move the computer animation giant...
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A Campaign Map, Morphed By Money
Campaign reporters spend a lot of time pointing at color-coded electoral maps like the one below, showing which states voted for Republican John McCain (in red) and Democrat Barack Obama (in blue) in...
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New Yorkers Struggle With Limited Transit Options
New Yorkers were ready to get back to work on Thursday, but the region's transportation system wasn't ready to handle all of them. At bus and subway stops there were long lines and frustration, while...
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Terry Callier On World Cafe
Terry Callier enjoyed one of the most versatile and distinctive careers in the history of American jazz. His 50-year legacy ran the gamut from folk and soul to African chant and, of course, jazz. Few...
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Sept. 11 Becomes Issue In Wisconsin Senate Race
One of the most liberal members of the House, Wisconsin congresswoman Tammy Baldwin was not supposed to stand a chance in a statewide Senate run after she won the Democratic primary. And, a week out...
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Obama Pitches Bipartisanship Before Election
After being grounded for three days by superstorm Sandy, President Barack Obama was back on the campaign trail Thursday.
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Obama, Romney Begin Final Swing State Tours
It's a tight race in Nevada, where the vaunted Democratic machine is being challenged by Republicans. The GOP hopes a higher turnout will counter a Democratic registration advantage. Unions — which...
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Romney Says Obama Doesn't Understand Business
Mitt Romney campaigned in swing state Virginia on Thursday, with just a few days left before Election Day.
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In Key Senate Races, Outside Groups Outpace Candidates' Ad Spending
Most of the attention heading into Election Day may be on the presidential race, but the stakes are also high in the battle for the U.S. Senate, where there are close contests in about a dozen states....
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Home Health Care Proves Resilient In Face Of Sandy Destruction
One lasting image of Superstorm Sandy will be very sick patients being evacuated from flooded hospitals. But less visible are thousands of patients who rely on visiting nurses and home health aides for...
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Mary Miller's Aha Moment
Coming up on KUOW Presents on Monday, November 5 at 2:00 p.m. Mary Miller fell in love with a man who flipped houses for a living. But he broke her heart, so she decided to beat him at his own...
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