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Speed dating for the skilled trades crowd

— The whistle blew every five minutes, sending another cluster of teens off to the next table for a fresh sales pitch about another skilled trade.

Rare type of meteorite found along fireball's path in California

RENO, Nev. -- Robert Ward has been hunting and collecting meteorites for more than 20 years, so he knew he'd found something special in the Sierra foothills along the path of a flaming fireball that shook parts of Northern California and Nevada with a sonic boom over the weekend.

High-speed rail No. 1 target for Republican candidates

For Republican candidates this election season, high-speed rail is Enemy No. 1 -- or had better be.

APNewsBreak: Fireball remnants likely in Calif.

(04-25) 16:40 PDT Reno, Nev. (AP) -- Tiny meteorites found in the Sierra foothills of northern California were part of a giant fireball that exploded over the weekend with about one-third the explosive force of the...

Mini-meteorites 'part of fireball'

Tiny meteorites found in northern California's Sierra foothills were part of a giant fireball that exploded with about one-third of the force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, scientists said.