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Time Running Out to Preserve Hendrix Home

SEATTLE – Time is running short for a group hoping to make the boyhood home of acid-blues-rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix (search) the centerpiece of a community music center. King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson on Thursday refused to extend a temporary restraining order that barred the city from demolishing …

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Israel Begins Historic Gaza Pullout

KISSUFIM CROSSING, Israel – Israel (search) lowered a road barrier sealing the Gaza Strip (search) to Israeli civilians at midnight Sunday — signaling the start of a historic withdrawal that will end its 38-year occupation, redraw borders and reshape prospects for Mideast peace (search). But several hundred settlers vowed stay …

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Small Increase in Ovarian Cancer From Milk?

Drinking lots of milk might slightly raise a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer, a new study suggests. But even if the risk is real — which is not yet proved — the study authors say there’s no reason for women to avoid dairy foods. Susanna C. Larsson, MSc, a researcher …

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