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Stay or go? Some towns are eyeing retreat from sea
Years of ferocious storms have threatened to gnaw away the western tip of a popular beachfront park two hours drive north of Los Angeles. Instead of building a 500-foot-long wooden defense next to the pier to tame the tide, the latest thinking is to flee.Work is under way to gauge the toll of ripping up parking lots on the highly eroded west end of Goleta Beach County Park and moving a scenic bike

Stay or go? Some towns are eyeing retreat from sea

Years of ferocious storms have threatened to gnaw away the western tip of a popular beachfront park two hours drive north of Los Angeles. Instead of building a 500-foot-long wooden defense next to

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Study: Hormone pill slows prostate cancer's growth
A hormone-blocking pill approved last year for some men with advanced prostate cancer now also seems to help a wider group of men who were given it sooner in the course of treating their disease.

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US economy souring, so what's a Democrat to do?

Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic. Stock prices are down to 2011 levels and news on the European debt front is menacing.

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Open-fire cooking 'may negatively impact child cognitive development'
Children who are exposed to open-fire cooking in developing countries experience difficulty with memory, problem-solving and social skills, a new study has revealed.

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In California, it's Big Tobacco vs Lance Armstrong

Fabled as a mecca for the health-conscious and fitness-obsessed, California is also one of only a few states that has not hiked its cigarette taxes in the last decade, meaning it is less expensive

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