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The rate of COVID-19 infections in Montana is among the highest anywhere on the globe, and more than 320 Montana residents have died from the virus in the month of November. After weathering a mild spring with few infections, the state and its neighbors are experiencing crushing infection rates that are maxing out hospital resources for the ill. St. Vincent’s […]
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Read this article in The San Francisco Chronicle» A toxic chemical ban signed into law in California will change the composition of cosmetics, shampoos, hair straighteners and other personal care products used by consumers across the country, industry officials and activists say. The ban, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom at the end of September, covers […]
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As California emerged from a statewide lockdown due to the coronavirus earlier this year, the top Republican in Orange County made a novel argument against wearing masks to protect against COVID-19. “[CDC guidelines say] don’t put masks on dogs or, you know, your pets,” said Michelle Steel, the Republican chair of the Orange County Board […]
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Halloween is going to look a bit different this year because of the pandemic, but there could be a green lining: an opportunity to develop a more sustainable outlook on a typically high-waste holiday. Need an example? Consider pumpkins. American farmers produced more than a billion pounds of them in 2018, according to the Department of Agriculture. Much of that total ends […]
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Long before the Rose Garden disaster, a fly-fishing campaign trip that featured few masks produced a high-profile COVID-19 case—and some pissed-off residents. When Kimberly Guilfoyle tested positive for COVID-19 before Donald Trump’s July Mount Rushmore speech, it seemed like the result came back just in the nick of time. She and her boyfriend, who happens to be the president’s […]
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Around the country, many tribes have full-time fire crews that traditionally aid one another and federal firefighters, sending out teams to help with blazes. But COVID-19 has pushed them to reconsider how much help they can give and receive. (CSKT Division of Fire)
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COMPTON, Calif. — President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday denounced what police called an ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and said the attacker, still at large, should face harsh punishment. The sheriff expressed optimism Sunday that the deputies would recover after being shot Saturday night as they sat […]
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