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Friday

Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

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Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

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In Vancouver, drug users run their own safe injection sites. Public health officials are taking note of how they operate — peers helping each other stay alive in a judgment-free zone.

Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

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Friday

Law

Case Could Jeopardize Washington State Recreational Pot Law

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The lawsuit is over whether local governments have the right to ban pot businesses otherwise permitted under state law. The ruling could strike down the framework for regulating and selling pot there.

Case Could Jeopardize Washington State Recreational Pot Law

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Monday

Technology

Bathroom Scales: There's An App For That

As fitness goes high-tech, even your bathroom scale is going digital. One company went from making old-fashioned spring-loaded scales to scales that aren't just digital but use all sorts of high-tech applications to talk directly to your wireless device.

Bathroom Scales: There's An App For That

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Monday

Pop Culture

Librarians Go Wild For Gold Book Cart

Each year, limber librarians compete for the coveted gold book cart at the annual Librarian Book Cart Drill Championships. With elaborate dance, athletics and performance art routines, they vie to show that librarians can be hip.

Librarians Go Wild For Gold Book Cart

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Thursday

Economy

U.S. Gasoline Prices Rise; the Highest Is in Chicago

Chicago has beaten out San Francisco for the dubious title of having the nation's most expensive gas. Chicagoans can blame high taxes of almost 80 cents a gallon, along with a special fuel recipe required to protect air quality.

U.S. Gasoline Prices Rise; the Highest Is in Chicago

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Friday

National

Norwegians Force Mushers to Rethink Iditarod Strategy

The 1,000-mile Iditarod sled dog race is the quintessential Alaska institution. But for the past four years, Norwegians have been dominating the race. Alaskan mushers are being forced to adjust their strategies, and are even rethinking long-held notions about training and dog breeding. Gabriel Spitzer of the Alaska Public Radio Network reports.

Norwegians Force Mushers to Rethink Iditarod Strategy

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Wednesday

Environment

Erosion Jeopardizes Homes, Artifacts in Alaska

Villages along the northwestern Alaskan coast are facing widespread erosion and flooding that not only threatens homes, but also artifacts and archeaological treasures clustered near the beach. From Alaska Public Radio Network, Gabriel Spitzer reports on efforts to save ancient dwelling places and artifacts.

Erosion Jeopardizes Homes, Artifacts in Alaska

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