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Metro warns riders about increased iPod, cell thefts

In just 12 hours Wednesday, Metro received seven reports of electronic gadgets, six times the normal theft rate for the transit system. Metro officials are warning riders to guard their possession.

Friday - 02/22/2013, 08:35am EST

Tags: Metro, transit police, theft,

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Office coffee cups harbor nasty germs

Here's an unsettling thought: the coffee mug you drink out of every day at work could be harboring a colony of germs.

Wednesday - 02/20/2013, 05:39am EST

Tags: germs, Charles Gerba, dirty sponges, coffee

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Housing market less dependent on location

Fewer and fewer homes are going up for sale, and that low inventory is determining prices.

Wednesday - 02/13/2013, 08:25am EST

Tags: real estate, home sales

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Extra winter weight? Here's why

Have you packed on some pounds, this winter? There may be some science you can blame it on.

Friday - 02/01/2013, 02:00pm EST

Tags: diet, serotonin

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Chicken pox poses greater risk to adults

Chicken pox is considered a childhood disease but adults can contract the virus and health experts recommend that adults who managed to escape the itchy condition as a child be vaccinated to guard against the illness.

Wednesday - 01/30/2013, 01:43pm EST

Tags: vaccine, chicken pox, CDC, Barbara Walters,

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Hot new home technologies plug in to your lifestyle (VIDEO)

Humans have yet to be "beamed" from room-to-room, but newly built homes are adapting the latest technology and embracing society's love for gadgets.

Tuesday - 01/29/2013, 05:04am EST

Tags: home, gadgets, the International Builder’s Show, Leviton, General Electric

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Move over, stainless steel, a new "it" metal is in town

Stainless steel has been one of the premier finishes in kitchen appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves and microwaves for a couple of decades.

Friday - 01/25/2013, 05:31am EST

Tags: stainless steel, slate

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Debate on rear-view car cameras lingers

Cars have many more safety features today, like air bags and air pressure monitors, but the push continues to install rear-view mirror cameras to help minimize the dangerous blind spot.

Thursday - 01/24/2013, 06:56am EST

Tags: rear-view camera, blindspot, cars, traffic accidents

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