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Mother Christine Beatty, center, brings daughters Megan, 10, left, and Mia, 7, to Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center in Redmond, Wash., in April. It serves more than 200 people every week.

Riding high: Horses that help the disabled

SEATTLE -- When Christine Beatty watches her daughters ride horseback, she sees things that might not be obvious to others.

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FAMILY

Coupling: Giving up on being right

We talked last time about customer service. The point was that you, the service provider, meets the needs of your partner, the customer. I hope none of you beat up the other with “the customer is always right.”

TRAVEL

Cruise Adventure Trends & Trips: Meet baseball legends aboard legendary riverboat

This summer, two beloved American pastimes and traditions come together when the 436-passenger American Queen hosts some of Major League Baseball's legends. MLB prankster Jay Johnstone, lefty pitcher Fritz Peterson, New York Yankee Ron Blomberg and 1969 World Champion Art Shamsky will bring their...
HEALTH

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

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HEALTH

France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
HEALTH

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
HEALTH

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.
HEALTH

New rice contamination reported in China

Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
HEALTH

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist.
ENVIRONMENT

New reasons to plant in a greenhouse

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Gardeners, if you've ever been tempted to give Mother Nature a little nudge, consider installing a greenhouse.
HEALTH

Over 57-year career, pediatrician says, vaccines changed everything

If you think today's world can be a perilous place for children, imagine life in the 1950s.