The CDC is closely monitoring coronavirus levels in wastewater in the U.S. and has confirmed this week that in early March there was an increase in levels across areas of the country. This is despite a recent low of reported COVID cases. The CDC captures wastewater data for about 650 sewersheds, including those in Bay…
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The betting favorites in the NCAA Tournament are Gonzaga and Arizona. That’s not a misprint. It’s not a COVID year. It’s not an alternative universe. Two Western teams are the betting favorites to win the national championship for the first time since… we have no idea. Here’s the list of frontrunners, according to the oddsmakers…
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By Raeedah Wahid | Bloomberg U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell in March to a six-month low as labor and supply constraints, along with rising mortgage rates, undermined sales prospects. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge decreased to 79 from a revised 81 in February, figures showed Wednesday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey…
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Paradise lost is paradise refound for those dreaming of a Hawaiian vacation by sea. The end of a near-two-year ban on large cruise ships means that air travel is no longer the only way to reach this tropical treasure. And none too soon, apparently. Hawaii’s economy is so dependent on tourism, even the arrival of…
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Reading the tree rings from Montana to northern Mexico, from Pacific beaches to the Colorado Rockies, a team of scientists led by a UCLA researcher has shown that the current long-term drought in the West is the most severe in 1,200 years. It’s not just a dry spell — it’s a megadrought. The rigorous…
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Vice President Kamala Harris is once again taking heat for her job performance — this time for laughing on the international stage while answering a reporter’s question about whether the United States would be setting a specific allocation for Ukrainian refugees. Harris, the former U.S. senator from California and state attorney general, started laughing…
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Michael C. Hall knows curiosity is one of the reasons why people turn out to see him perform on the microphone with Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum. And the “Dexter” star is OK with that. “I kind of like that people show up maybe having some sort of looky-loo curiosity or preconceived notions and…
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Two years after the COVID-19 virus turned our world upside down, life is slowly returning to normal. But it’s not the pre-COVID day-to-day we used to know. We won’t leave the virus behind; rather, we’ll live with it. This normal looks different. And we’re not there yet. “There will be accommodations to it,” said Dr.…
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I’m delighted to report that Curly Girl’s wedding gown has arrived from somewhere in China. I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath to hear this news, so I wanted you to be the first to know. The dress came in a lovely white presentation box, wrapped in tissue paper. No, I’m just kidding.…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators loosed a torrent of self-congratulations this week for acting quickly to protect the University of California from having to limit enrollment at its flagship Berkeley campus. Instead, they should have apologized because what they did encapsulated several of the Capitol’s most worrisome tendencies. The problem that Monday’s legislation purported…
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