Slog AM: ISIS Bride Not Allowed to Return Home, Washington Measles Outbreak Costs Over $1 Million

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The Northwest is having a dry spell: Not for water, we’ve got plenty of that, but for earthquakes. According to a new study, we’re not having as many large earthquakes as the historical record would predict. The author believes that this “lull” is hurting our earthquake preparedness because we’re not getting those existential reminders that the earth beneath our very feet could break open at