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University of California Agrees to $73M Sex Abuse Settlement
The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse.
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University of California Admitted Dozens of Wealthy Students as ‘Favors,' Audit Says
A California state audit finds that the University of California wrongly admitted at least 64 wealthy, mostly white students over the past six years as “favors to donors, family, and friends.”
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Federal Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against UCLA Gynecologist
Two women say in a federal class action lawsuit they were sexually assaulted by a former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles.
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University of California to Drop SAT, ACT Test Requirements
The University of California will drop the SAT and ACT tests as admission requirements through 2024 and eliminate them for California residents after that, a landmark decision by the prestigious university system.
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Self-Driving Cars Were Supposed to Be Here Already — Here's Why They Aren't
More companies are trying to bring self-driving cars to the masses than ever before. Yet a truly autonomous vehicle still doesn’t exist. And it’s not clear if, or when, our driverless future will arrive. Proponents in the industry, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Waymo CEO John Krafcik and Cruise CEO Dan Ammann, touted an aggressive timeline but missed and reset...
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For 7th Year in a Row, More People Left California Than Moved in: Data
California may be the Golden State, but it seems to be losing some of its shine for some people who are opting to pack up and move to other states.
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How Worried Should Parents Be About Heavy Metals in Baby Food?
If you’re the parent of a baby, a study out last week may have left you nervous about all the food you put in your little one’s mouth. The new report from a consumer advocacy group found that 95 percent of 168 commercial baby foods tested contained toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium, and one in four...
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Voracious Swamp Rodents Set Off Alarms in California
One of the most recent threats to California’s environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buck teeth that could be mistaken for carrots.
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Why the Focus of Autism Research Is Shifting Away From Searching for a ‘Cure'
When autism research started to really accelerate a couple decades ago, many scientists thought finding a cure might be easier. Today, the latest science points away from a single cure, but there are ways to help autistic people lead healthier, happier lives and more that can be done to help, NBC News reports. “I think that given the complexity and...
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New Parent Charged in College Admissions Scam, Linked to $400K Bribe
Another parent has been charged in the sweeping college admissions bribery scandal. Federal prosecutors say 48-year-old Xiaoning Sui, of Surrey, British Columbia, was arrested in Spain Monday on a charge of fraud and conspiracy. Sui is accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles, as a fake soccer recruit in 2018.
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Snow White Soothes Boy With Autism at Epcot
A family visiting Disney World’s Epcot Center with their son who has autism was in awe of Snow White, who was able to expertly soothe their 6-year-old son when he experienced a meltdown while in line to take a photo with the Disney princess.
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Young Americans Embrace Socialism, Even Among Miami Cubans
Younger Americans are less threatened by socialism than older generations, who might associate it with Soviet or Chinese rule, according to a sociologist.
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College Student Who Grew Up Loving Dinosaurs Found a 65-Million-Year-Old Partial Triceratops Skull
A college student who has been a fan of dinosaurs since he was a child was part of a team of excavators who recently dug up the partial skull of a 65-million-year-old triceratops buried at a North Dakota dig site, NBC News reports. Harrison Duran, a student at the University of California, Merced, and Michael Kjelland were on a two-week...
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After 50 Years, Asian American Studies Programs Can Still Be Hard to Find
A more than 15-year push came to an end last year when Duke launched its Asian American Studies program. It is the only one of its kind in the American South, according to its director, Nayoung Aimee Kwan. Duke is one of the latest colleges to establish an Asian American studies program among a push across U.S. campuses for the...
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Tiffany Haddish Gives Back, Celebrates Foster Graduates
Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish is on a roll, with a string of high profile film and television roles as her career blossoms. But Haddish, 39, remembers tougher times.
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NJ Beachgoer Captures Photo of Rare ‘Fire Rainbow'
A rare and beautiful phenomenon was snapped above a New Jersey beach this Memorial Day weekend, and it’s captured the imaginations of thousands on social media.
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College Senior's Tribute to Immigrant Farm Worker Parents Goes Viral
This Sunday, Anna Ocegueda will become the first person in her family to graduate from a four-year university. But it won’t be just her family and friends celebrating — people all over the country have been rooting for her. Ocegueda, 22, recently posted a photo on social media paying tribute to her parents, who she says are responsible for her...
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Critics Decry Long-Distance Counseling for Migrant Teens at Homestead Facility
Counselors are often the first to hear reports of rapes or beatings that children suffered either in their home countries or at the hands of gangs as they journeyed north from impoverished villages in Guatemala’s western highlands, Honduras or El Salvador.
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California to Ban Pesticide Said to Harm Child Development
The nation’s most productive agricultural state moved Wednesday to ban a controversial pesticide widely used to control a range of insects but blamed for harming brain development in babies.
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In ‘Lawless' World of Service Dogs, Many Families Suffer
The service dog industry — particularly in the field of “psychiatric” service dogs for people with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder — has exploded in recent years. But a near complete absence of regulation and oversight has left needy, desperate families vulnerable to incompetence and fraud. “It is a lawless area. The Wild West,” says David Favre, a law professor...