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From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (398+ words) No act of Congress mandated the color, with its slight orange tint. Rather, a 1939 conference of transportation officials from all U.S. states (then 48) chose the shade for its visibility as one of the first safety standards. At their peak in the…...
Scotts Valley celebrates 60-year anniversary all week long
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1204+ words) SCOTTS VALLEY — Scotts Valley celebrated its 60th anniversary this week, honoring its change makers and founders with events every day of the week, and Mayor Donna Lind has been there to see it all. Though European settlers had been living in…...
RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (877+ words) By ALI SWENSON and MIKE STOBBE The order from Kennedy, one of the nation’s most prominent critics of vaccine mandates, lockdowns and other government public health restrictions, spurred outrage from some advocates and legal scholars, who called it illegal and…...
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (551+ words) “While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward,” said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study. The drug is called daraxonrasib and it blocks a mutated protein that…...
Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake and invests in Delta and Macy’s under new CEO
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage…...
Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1077+ words) By STEVE PEOPLES and MIKE CATALINI In states like Nebraska and Alaska, Democratic officials are, in some cases, looking past their own party’s candidates while subtly encouraging — or even openly promoting — independent candidates they hope can outperform the Democratic label....
Nebraska is becoming the first state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (834+ words) By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MARGERY A. BECK Advocates worry that the state is launching so rapidly that key details remain unresolved and some people who are eligible for coverage will lose it. State officials say they’re prepared, training staff and sending…...
Mayor’s Message | Unexpected challenges of Scotts Valley sinkhole
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (276+ words) January’s storms hit Scotts Valley hard when at approximately 5 p.m. Jan. 5, Scotts Valley Water District staff detected an abnormal system condition in one of their tanks. Crews were sent to investigate the potential cause in the Scotts Valley Drive and…...
Stephen Kessler | Ballad of the devastated songwriters
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (740+ words) What do Bruce Springsteen and Lorenz Hart have in common? Both are killer songwriters whose words can stand on their own beyond the tunes they were composed for. Both are also blessed and cursed by... What do Bruce Springsteen and…...