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When human bones turn up in South Florida, this professor and her students get the call

The discovery of what appeared to be a human femur and pelvic bone might have unnerved the construction workers who unearthed ...
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Light boxes, braille writers and smell: How this child care center serves visually impaired kids

In Saul Valdivia's preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden table. An ...
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Why brittle bones aren’t just a woman’s problem

Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I was ...
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Wildcats water polo teams beat Mountain House, fall to Oakdale

The Sonora High Wildcats boys and girls varsity water polo teams had an emotional week, featuring extreme highs and some ...
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SBA disaster loan outreach center in Sonora to close Tuesday

Tuesday is the final day an outreach center will be open for people and businesses affected by the TCU September Lightning ...
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OUT THERE: Fall colors and first-hand observations in Yosemite amid federal government shutdown

Two of my buddies wanted to go early to Yosemite Valley to walk up the Yosemite Falls Trail to Eagle Peak, and two others ...
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Kurtenbach: The Bill Belichick disaster tour provides Cal football weird, wonderful opportunity

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick walks onto the field prior to action against Richmond at Kenan Memorial Stadium on ...
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49ers' John Lynch sounds less eager to make trades after losing Fred Warner

It sounds as if general manager John Lynch might have lost his interest in making trades because the San Francisco 49ers have lost All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner.