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McClatchy-Tribune News Service John Costacos stands in his Seattle home on July 13 with 'The Land of Boz' poster he and his brother created of Brian Bosworth. The brothers produced many classic sports posters in the '80s. Here, Costacos holds one of the giant bats used in their classic poster 'The Bash Brothers.'
Poster idea turned into classics for a generation
SEATTLE — If you’re a guy in your 30s, the work of two West Seattle brothers will bring back fond memories of the 1980s, when you were kid. They are John and Tock Costacos, and 25 million to 30 ...
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STD shot for boys may help teen girls
What’s the best way to protect teenage girls from sexually transmitted diseases? Some doctors say the answer is to vaccinate boys. More than 65 million Americans carry a sexually transmitted dis...
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Associated Press An airman walks past a row of ground F-22 Raptors at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va., on July 15.
Langley pilots keep busy during Raptor stand-down
HAMPTON, Va. — Since early May, pilots at Langley Air Force Base have been living life at less than supersonic speeds. The Air Force ordered a stand-down of its F-22 Raptor fleet on May 3 after ...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Beth Shak sits holding one of her favorite shoes at her Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania home on July 27. Shak is a world-class poker champ who once won $328,683 in a tournament. Her shoe collection of 1,200 pairs includes 700 being Christian Louboutins.
Poker pro hoards 1,200 pairs of lavish soles
PHILADELPHIA — You’d think the most interesting thing about Bryn Mawr, Pa. mother Beth Shak is that she’s a world-class poker champ who once won $328,683 in a tournament, one of the biggest jackpot...
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Associated Press Yard sale pros Larry and Alice Nace hunt for goodies as they scour a yard sale in Decatur, Ala., on July 30. Armed with advertisements, maps and highlighters, yard sale shoppers spend Friday nights plotting and scheming. On Saturday, before the sun peeks above the horizon, they set their formulated plans into motion. Fueled by the hunt, the unexpected find and a few cups of coffee, these yard-sale warriors depart, maps in hand, tables, piles and racks of undiscovered finds await.
Your trash is treasure to yard sale hunters
DECATUR, Ala. — Armed with advertisements, maps and highlighters, they spend Friday nights plotting and scheming. On Saturday, before the sun peeks above the horizon, they set their formulated plan...
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Remembering Sarah Roush, as if we could forget
Paducah artist Sarah Roush never minced words. In the beautiful, Alice-In-Wonderland type loft she lived in at 409 Broadway,Roush introduced me to her direct style in art, life and conversation ...
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Middleton repeats on Vanity Fair fashion list
NEW YORK — Kate Middleton finds herself in the company of Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on top of Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List. The Duchess of Cambridge’s mix of high a...
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Video shows whale ‘dancing’ at wedding
MYSTIC, Conn. — Trainers say a beluga whale seen bobbing to the music of a mariachi band on a wedding video taken at a Connecticut aquarium wasn’t really dancing. The video has become an Interne...
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Air cleaners can help kids who live with smokers
A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study shows that air cleaners can significantly reduce household air pollution and lower rates of asthma symptoms among kids living in homes with smokers. The i...
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Associated Press Alice Di Giovanni, 1, reaches for a drawing on a wall while she is held by her nanny Marisol Espinoza Lazo in Miami Beach, Fla. on July 22. Alice is one of an increasing number of Americans living in homes where languages other than English are spoken. Her Polish-Canadian mother speaks to her in French, her father in Italian and her Honduran nanny in Spanish.
Parents look for ways to raise bilingual kids
MIAMI — One-year-old Alice Di Giovanni asks for “banane,” not banana, when she’s in the mood for one. She’ll bid you farewell with a “ciao.” And if she wants more, she says “mas.” The Miami todd...
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