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Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. A killer product stopped working. Cockroach populations there

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. A killer product stopped working. Cockroach populations there

With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic

With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade. As the scandal-lashed former congressman got ready for a first round of campaign events

With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic

With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade. As the scandal-lashed former congressman got ready for a first round of campaign events

Vandals Send 14 To NCAA West Regional Track & Field Meet

Vandals Send 14 To NCAA West Regional Track & Field Meet
Courtesy Idaho athletics There won't be any winners this weekend at the NCAA West Regional Track and Field Meet at the University of Texas. No trophies; no medals. But that doesn't mean this isn't the most important meet of the season for the 14 University of Idaho Vandals traveling to

Judge: Hollister clothing unfriendly to disabled

Judge: Hollister clothing unfriendly to disabled
By STEVEN K. PAULSONAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores that cater to a hip, young clientele are unfriendly to the disabled.

Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid

Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid
By STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) - Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses. With all precincts reporting Wednesday,

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
By MANUEL VALDESAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries. The

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Parents