California s rainy season now starts nearly a month later, increasing wildfire risks
Diana Leonard, The Washington Post
Feb. 9, 2021
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The blaze went on to destroy multiple homes near Lake Berryessa. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes.Noah Berger/AP
California s rainy season is starting later in the year than it used to, extending the threat of fast-spreading wildfires into the cooler months when, in earlier decades, the fire season would have been over, according to a new study.
Relationship expert and OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman is issuing a warning to parents of adolescents about the alarming and growing rate of opioid-related deaths in America, just days after she discovered her teenage son dead of an apparent overdose.
February 9, 2021 / 11:48am / jessicahammie@smilepolitely.com The University Y s Friday Forum series this semester is The Digital Mis(Shaping) of the World and features a pretty rad line-up of speakers. All lectures are at noon on Fridays, and are free and open to the public. This semester s lectures will be on Zoom and Facebook Live. You may also request a sign language interpreter, or catch the forum on the radio through WEFT. Details are below.
University Y’s Spring 2021 Friday Forum Presents The Digital Mis(Shaping) of the World The Spring 2021 Friday Forum series “The Digital Mis(Shaping) of the World” at the University YMCA will highlight how technology is not only shaping but also misshaping our world. In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences? With growing digital interaction
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SEATTLE, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A proposed class action Settlement may affect you if you were a woman seen for treatment by Dr. James Heaps ( Dr. Heaps ) at University of California Los Angeles ( UCLA ) medical facilities during varying periods of time between January 1, 1983 and June 28, 2018. The lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California is
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B. et al. v. Regents of the University of California et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-09555-RGK-E ( lawsuit ).
What is the Lawsuit About
? The women who brought the lawsuit ( Plaintiffs ) allege that Dr. Heaps assaulted, abused, and engaged in harassing and offensive behavior towards female patients while he was an obstetrician and gynecologist at UCLA medical facilities and that Regents of the University of California ( Regents ) failed to respond appropriately. Dr. Heaps and Regents ( Defendants ) deny Plaintiffs allegations. The Court has n