WHITNEY MALKIN

Associated Press Writer
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Realtors peddle real estate to bike-happy clients

With gas prices high, bicycles flying out of stores and a buyers' market for houses, a handful of real estate agents around the country are touting the two-wheeled appeal of their listings.

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Seattle relieved to lose its high-tech toilets

City officials have finally gotten rid of five high-tech self-cleaning toilets that cost Seattle $5 million — but sold online for just $12,549.

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Sex offenders shut out of student neighborhoods

Lawmakers and college administrators are trying to shut paroled sex offenders out of one of the few places they can still live: Student neighborhoods near major U.S. universities.

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More homeless people expected to vote this fall

Among the record number of voters expected to cast ballots this fall may be an increase from an often-invisible population — the homeless.

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Struggling college students turn to food banks

Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.

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