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'Top Gun' request highlights absurdity in child rape case

A millionaire pilot and convicted pedophile, who is acting as his own attorney, continues to peeve off his courtroom counterparts.

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Proposal to rename Soap Lake is deferred

There won't be a quick decision on a strongly debated proposal to change the name of central Washington's Soap Lake to Lake Smokiam.

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Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze fueled by warm, dry weather in northern Colorado that federal officials say started with a camp stove.

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Not only is the number of vacation home sales on the uptick, but the percentage of those purchasers who intend to rent out that vacation home also is climbing.

GeekWire Radio: Facebook’s IPO, as viewed by a skeptic

Facebook’s IPO is our big topic this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast. We assess the company’s debut on the NASDAQ and discuss its future outlook with Nat Burgess of Corum Group, a mergers-and-acquisitions specialist who is skeptical about Facebook’s long-term prospects. “A lot of people are making the mistake of thinking that... Read More...

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Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss

President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason Congress should retain and continue to implement Wall Street reforms to prevent the kinds of practices that he says led to the financial meltdown in 2008.

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Electric car network gets first test in Israel

Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come?

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Probation for builder of Calif.'s Phonehenge West

The man who built an eccentric Mojave Desert compound known as Phonehenge West was placed on five years' probation on Friday and ordered to serve 63 days community service, five of them at the county morgue.

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