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Undercover operation catches Kaiser illegally dumping medical waste — from syringes to body fluids — and personal health records
Undercover inspections of garbage dumpsters at Kaiser hospitals in the Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California discovered a lot more than just routine trash bound for the local landfill. They uncovered drugs, syringes and medical tubing filled with potentially pathogen-laden body fluids. There were batteries, aerosols, cleansers, sanitizers and electronic waste. And there were…
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Bay Area scientist says he ‘left out the full truth’ to get climate change wildfire study published in prestigious journal
A new study by a team of mostly Bay Area scientists that found human-caused climate warming has increased the frequency of extremely fast-spreading California wildfires has come into question from the unlikeliest of critics — its own lead author. Patrick T. Brown, climate team co-director at the nonprofit Breakthrough Institute in Berkeley and a visiting…
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IndyCar race: Unwinding Laguna Seca’s ‘corkscrew’
LAGUNA SECA — David Malukas is completing his third IndyCar season and he’s raced on six motorsports circuits since his early teenage debut. But at age 21 he’s still early in his career and can learn from his elders. One veteran competitor truism the driver from Chicago born to Lithuanian immigrants practices is “aim for…
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A conversation with the new MPC superintendent/president
Although only three months into his new role as Monterey Peninsula College’s 12th superintendent/president, Marshall T. Fulbright III has jumped head-first into his new responsibilities. Fulbright was chosen for the role from a national pool of candidates. He has over 24 years of education experience, encompassing everything from teaching music to elementary and high school…
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Kurtenbach: The 49ers are held to higher standards than other NFL teams. This year’s team could meet them
There is only one acceptable outcome for the San Francisco 49ers this season: winning the Super Bowl. No more long-term plans. No more “wait until next year.” No more considering coming close a success. No more blaming injuries or bad luck for coming up short. It has been 29 years since the 49ers last won…
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Trump, DeSantis and other 2024 GOP prospects vie for attention at the Iowa-Iowa State football game
Trump has made a habit of visiting Iowa on the same day as DeSantis, whom Trump treats as his main threat.
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What we know about the Morocco earthquake
The quake is the strongest to hit the nation’s center in more than a century, and its epicenter was not far from popular tourist and economic hub Marrakech.
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VIDEO: 3-legged bear breaks into lanai, raids patio fridge of Florida home
After eating some fish food, the bear made its way to a porch bar where it drank some hard seltzers out of a refrigerator, according to the homeowner.
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How mapping Mars could help us live there
Accurate land maps and local weather data are critical for landing spacecraft safely.
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12-foot puppet Little Amal begins her American tour
The 12-foot-tall puppet that spreads a message of hope to displaced people everywhere is about to begin a 6,000-mile journey across the U.S.
