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Year: 2024

San Francisco mayor’s race heats up with another challenger to London Breed

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed has drawn another challenger in her reelection contest this November. Former San Francisco Supervisor and interim Mayor Mark Farrell announced his candidacy Tuesday. He says the city has crumbled under Breed’s watch. San Francisco’s downtown has struggled to recover from the

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Doctors and parents are scrambling after asthma inhaler switch takes popular medication off the market

By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Flovent, one of the most commonly prescribed childhood asthma medications, is no longer being manufactured in the United States. GSK, the pharmaceutical company that made it, took if off the shelves January 1 and replaced it with an identical generic version, fluticasone. But what seemed to be a straightforward swap has

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Snow Report: February 13th

Snow is on the way! A Winter Storm Watch goes into effect from late tonight through Thursday evening along the east slopes of the Cascades including La Pine and Sunriver due to total snow accumulations of 10-20 inches in the crests and passes with 3-6 inches possible along the lower east slopes.  Travel could be

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Israel and Hamas are making progress in cease-fire and hostage-release talks, officials say

By SAMY MAGDY, NAJIB JOBAIN and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas are making progress toward another cease-fire and hostage-release deal, officials said Tuesday, as negotiations went on and Israel threatened to expand its offensive to Gaza’s southern edge, where some 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge. The talks continued in

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Bad weather forces Japan’s space agency to delay launch of second test-flight of flagship rocket

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency has postponed the second test flight of its new flagship rocket H3 series planned for this week because of bad weather forecast at the launch site. Tuesday’s postponement comes as the country’s space officials scramble to ensure a successful liftoff a year after a

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Perú declara emergencia en las provincias de Trujillo y Pataz por la delincuencia y la inseguridad

Sofía Barruti (CNN en Español) — El Gobierno de Perú declaró situación de emergencia en las provincias de Trujillo y Pataz debido a las actividades de la delincuencia y a los problemas de inseguridad en ambas localidades, informó este lunes el presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Perú, Alberto Otálora. La declaratoria implica que en

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