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Liza Horvath, Senior Advocate: Elder options
Readers, I am taking some much appreciated time off but happy to rerun a favorite column from 2020. Enjoy. Question: My husband passed away two years ago. Our one daughter lives a few states away and visits a couple of times a year. I enjoy living here and would prefer to stay with my friends…
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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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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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A rare and powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing more than 1,300 people
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 when it hit, with shaking that lasted several seconds.
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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.
