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After CDC vaccine changes, states push to keep childhood shots free, accessible
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (718+ words) As the Trump administration shakes up recommendations for childhood vaccines, a growing number of states are moving quickly to ensure vaccines remain free and health care workers are protected from lawsuits. "States are stepping in to protect their communities proactively,…...
Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1126+ words) NBC10s Randy Gyllenhaal talks to Drexel professor Dr. Tim Gorichanz about how AI is now quickly producing novels, term papers, pictures and other things. There are concerns from privacy to students not actually learning the material that come with the rise…...
Pepperdine students learn about Olympic marketing in Italy
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (18+ words) NBC Los Angeles Pepperdine students learn about Olympic marketing in Italy...
How U. S. Army veteran Jen Lee began serving his country as a sled hockey player
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (719+ words) Three-time Paralympic sled hockey champion Jen Lee is committed to helping fellow U. S. Army veterans find purpose, just like he did after losing his leg in a motorcycle accident. Jen Lee discovered a new way to represent his country. He went…...
Figure skater Spencer Howe is skating and serving for the US
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (13+ words) NBC Los Angeles...
Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (763+ words) Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper," created between 1494 and 1498, is pictured in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2021. Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci's " The Last…...
OC reports new measles case involving toddler
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) Dr. Diego Hijano, a pediatric infectious disease expert from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, answers your questions on how the MMR vaccine can protect your kids from the measles. Orange County health officials on Friday reported another measles case, this…...
First measles case among LA County resident confirmed
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (322+ words) Health officials are warning about misleading information aimed at preventing measles as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports rising case numbers across the United States. The first measles case in a Los Angeles County resident since August has…...
A 6-year-old wrote a book called 'The Kid Who Drank Wine.' The internet demands a sequel
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (362+ words) Parents know the drill: watch your language, hide your phone, don't say anything you don't want repeated at school. Children are always listening. Usually that means an ill-timed curse word or a disturbingly accurate impression of a work call. In…...
Happy 20th to "First Fridays,' the Natural History Museum's after-hours series
3+ mon, 14+ hour ago (276+ words) There are local events that offer attendees plenty to do and see and sip, it's true. And then there are those stellar Southern California celebrations that include deep contemplations involving the stars, stardust, galaxies, dinosaurs, atoms, really old rocks, weird…...