Dem bones: Scientists say they have found Washington state’s first-ever dinosaur fossil, an 80 million-year-old leg bone that belonged to a cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex. Discoveries of dinosaur fossils are considered rare in the Northwest.
Not because there were few dinosaurs in the Northwest, but because they usually retired to Arizona.
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Uneasy rider: Motorcycle sales in the U.S. were up 8.2 percent for the first three months on the year, but that may also mean an increase in deaths and injuries from motorcycle accidents. A report blames motorcycles’ high death rate on lax helmet laws, unlicensed riders, speeding and impaired riders.
Noting recent events, add to those causes: riding in Texas while wearing a Texas patch on your jacket.
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Check the CEO’s couch for loose change: Four of the world’s biggest banks have agreed to pay more than $5 billion in penalties after their traders were caught rigging currency markets.
And just to show that the Justice Department means business, if any of the banks’ checks come back marked NSF, it’s tacking on a $35 fee for insufficient funds.
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