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Listeria Outbreak Kills Three in Washington State, Local Health Authorities Say

Three people have died from a listeria outbreak in Washington state, according to state health authorities. The Washington State Department of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, and Thurston County Public Health and Social Services announced on July 21 that they were investigating the cases of five adults over 60 years of age who developed severe infections of

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Mammoth Mountain Extends Ski Season Into August for Third Time Ever

By Cari Spencer From Los Angeles Times Los Angeles—It’s weather whiplash in the Eastern Sierra. While much of the Southwestern U.S. endures sweltering heat that continues to topple daily records, historic snowfall has brought an unusually extended ski season to Mammoth Mountain, where snowboarders and skiers continue to soar down the slopes in shorts and

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11 Texas Beaches That’ll Cool You Down If You’re Looking to Escape the Heat

By Dalia Faheid From Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth—Want to go swimming somewhere along the Texas Gulf Coast this summer? From April to October, you can enjoy swimming on the Texas coast with the water temperature usually over 70 degrees. Though the water is warm, taking a dip will feel much cooler than the triple

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Will the Yuan Replace the Dollar?

Commentary With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now allowing countries to pay dollar-denominated debt in the Chinese yuan, what does that mean for the U.S. dollar? It’s no secret that both the Chinese and the Russians and many other countries want to downgrade the dollar’s influence and even de-dollarize global trade. That’s certainly happening, and

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