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Why NASA’s new mission will study Earth’s water from space
Before the sun rises on Thursday, a rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite will blast off from…
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U.S. death toll tied to long COVID exceeds 3,500, CDC report says
The health challenges that a bout of COVID-19 sometimes leaves in its wake can be troublesome, scary and quite mysterious.…
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Column: California Republican tasked with assessing GOP flaws needn’t look far. She’s part of the problem
SAN FRANCISCO — Anyone with a beating heart and sliver of humanity reacted to the October attack on Paul Pelosi in…
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Black Californians have long celebrated cowboy culture. We’re just catching up
Ron Jennings grew up in Los Angeles, but he’s all country, right down to his cowboy hat and folksy twang.…
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Brittney Griner facing ‘terrible’ life at remote penal colony in Russia
The inmates at IK-2 penal colony rise at 6 a.m. each day for a breakfast of milk porridge, bread and…
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Column: Iran protests have shoved the nuclear issue off center stage. It will be back
WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of U.S. policy focused on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, arms negotiations have…
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Biden avoids rail strike but jeopardizes his union support
Joe Biden signed legislation imposing a deal he negotiated between freight railroads and organized labor, averting a possible strike but…
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The more pandemic precautions fall away, the more COVID risk is concentrated on this one group
For Giancarlo Santos, holiday parties are typically a free-for-all of revelry, with friends and family spilling into every corner of…
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The Times podcast: Why the U.S. clamps down on rail strikes
Listen to this episode of The Times: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts This week, Congress passed a bill that…
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Column: New York will treat more mentally ill people against their will. Should California follow?
At 13, Maddie Delaney was first chair viola in the orchestra at her San Leandro middle school, keeping rhythm for…
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