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February 17, 9:00 pm
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February 17, 9:00 pm
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Rain renews West Nile fears RIVERSIDE “”mdash; The wet winter has created ripe conditions for mosquito breeding and experts are worried the West Nile virus will spread throughout the region and infect scores of humans and horses. Read more...
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February 17, 9:00 pm
Diversity proposal neglected
An effort to diversify UCLA’s faculty entered its third year this week, with supporters saying that talking to university administrators is like communicating with a stone wall. Read more...
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February 17, 9:00 pm
Editorial: No Child Act will not help CA schools’ performance
When California’s K-12 education system’s test scores recently ranked near rock-bottom above only Mississippi and Louisiana, most agreed the schools must be improved. Accountability has become the key word, but the reformers must look at more than standardized test scores. Read more...
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February 17, 9:00 pm
Green tea inhibits cancer growth
A UCLA study has further confirmed the potential and potency of an anti-cancer agent brewed in a pot. Green tea extract has been shown to selectively inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells, leaving normal cells untouched. Read more...
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February 17, 9:00 pm
Tsunami disaster update
“¢bull; Hours after the Dec. 26 tsunami struck the eastern Sri Lanka village, an infant was found by a neighbor on a beach among bodies and debris and taken to a hospital. Read more...
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February 17, 9:00 pm
Kyoto pact begins to take effect
Greenhouse gases, on the rise since industrialization first began, have impacted the earth’s climate to the point of increasing the atmospheric temperature by one degree. It appears that the temperature increase is only one in a plethora of environmental damages caused by greenhouses gasses. Read more...