 Go where the wildflowers grow
Plan a family getaway with a floral focus. Here are five places where you can pay homage to Mother Nature's colorful contributions. 1Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Houston Chronicle
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 Jerry Brown On California's Budget Deficit: 'Cutting Alone Really Doesn't Do It'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Jerry Brown called on state lawmakers to embrace austere cuts and urged voters to approve tax hikes in outlining a revised budget.... (photo: AP / Rich Pedroncelli) Huffington Post
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 Singapore Airlines offers sizzling all-inclusive Bangkok vacation package
Whenever we’re in Bangkokthe song, "One Night in Bangkok" comes to mind. The lyrics say it all: One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster The bars are temples but... (photo: WN / RTayco) The Examiner
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 Mexican wind energy boom plays out on gusty shores
* Natural wind tunnel feeds electric grid * 26-storey turbines blossom across region By David Alire Garcia LA VENTOSA, Mexico, May 14 (Reuters) - On an arid plain where... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Reuters
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 Celebrating Buddha's Birthday at the Laotian Temple in Riverside, CA
5-13-2012 Celebrating Buddha's Birth The Laotian Buddhist Temple in Riverside David Crammer Long Beach Christian History Examiner RSSSubscribe Comments... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Examiner
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 Tobacco-tax increase on California ballot, but it can't help solve budget crisis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In the past decade, red and blue states alike have approved more than 100 tobacco tax increases in a desperate hunt for budget revenues. But not one... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Sacramento Bee
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 Obama's Support For Gay Marriage Reveals Voters' Pragmatism In Battleground State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- On the upper eastern edge of Ohio lies a valley built on the sweat of the working class, where steel mills sit mostly shuttered but a once-struggling... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Christian Palermo) Huffington Post
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 Toyota sparks up in California
Toyota is expanding its Prius-built alternative fuel empire - but the latest vehicle in its range is only going to be sold in California. The Japanese automotive giant... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) NZ Herald
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 Google may not be evil, but it's also not trustworthy
You've heard all about how banks present a danger to the financial system once they become "too big to fail" (I'm looking at you, JPMorgan Chase). Here's the equivalent... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma) The Los Angeles Times
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 Reese Witherspoon Attends Parents' Bigamy Case Emergency Hearing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Reese Witherspoon's family has gathered in a Nashville, Tenn., courtroom for an emergency conservatorship hearing. Witherspoon's mother, Betty,... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Huffington Post
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 Julio Iglesias Robbed: Singer's Hotel Room Burgled
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan authorities say thieves stole cash and other items from the hotel room of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias while he was performing a... (photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana, File) Huffington Post
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 Egg producers fund study confirming the health benefits of eggs
News flash: Eggs are really good for you. This message was brought to you by the American Egg Board. That’s right – who sell eggs paid for a study that comes... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) The Los Angeles Times
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 How gay-marriage issue could alter the 2016 presidential race
WASHINGTON -- Aftershocks from President Obama’s dramatic support for gay marriage continue to rumble, including among future presidential contenders. One Democrat... (photo: creative commons) The Los Angeles Times
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 Prenatal smoking tied to worse asthma in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have a tougher time controlling their asthma than other kids do, a new study suggests. The... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Reuters
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 Blood test may help identify kids' smoke exposure: study
n">(Reuters) - More than half of the children who took part in a study on exposure to cigarette smoke tested positive for such exposure, despite only a handful of their... (photo: AP / Luis Romero) Reuters
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 Give yourself the gift of healthy eating for Mother's Day
Give yourself the best Mother’s Day present by participating in National Women’s Health Week, a weeklong initiative that runs from May 13 to May 19. This year’s theme,... (photo: US DoD / DOD) The Examiner
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 Ex-brother-in-law guilty of murdering Jennifer Hudson's relatives
CHICAGO — Actress Jennifer Hudson softly sobbed and leaned into her fiance's shoulder Friday as a jury convicted her former brother-in-law of murdering her mother,... (photo: AP / M. Spencer Green) The Los Angeles Times
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 Beverly Hills Hotel 100 Years: A Century At The Pink Palace
Fran Lebowitz once said, "Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding the Beverly Hills Hotel." Truer words have never been spoken. Since the hotel opened 100 years... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar) Huffington Post
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 Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka announces 2012 conservation grants
One year ago the Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation created the Conservation Advisory Committee to support the zoo's vision and plan towards conservation efforts. In conjunction... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) The Examiner
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 How Romney would land in jail
Accused by republicans of “spiking the ball” on the anniversary of Osama bin Ladin’s death, the Obama campaign’s reply was a mixture of denial (the celebration isn’t... (photo: Gage Skidmore) The Examiner
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