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Hospital leaders are encouraging staff training on how to interact with federal immigration enforcement officers if they arrive seeking patient information. ​Hospital leaders are encouraging staff training on how to interact with federal immigration enforcement officers if they arrive seeking patient information.    Many Washington medical facilities and staffers are taking steps to ready themselves for the potential presence of federal immigration officers, following President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on deportation efforts. State health care leaders released guidance this week for hospitals and nurses that told them what they could do, and not do, if Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents show…

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A decade on, Seattle’s early learning program is preparing more students of color and students from low-income backgrounds for kindergarten, data shows. ​A decade on, Seattle’s early learning program is preparing more students of color and students from low-income backgrounds for kindergarten, data shows.    Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. The Seattle Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for Education Lab, which is supported by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group. Learn more about Ed Lab.  When Laura Nicholson observes children pretending to bake…

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Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass on Thursday, accusing it of violating a state law requiring cities’ camping regulations to be “objectively reasonable.” ​Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass on Thursday, accusing it of violating a state law requiring cities’ camping regulations to be “objectively reasonable.”    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules, as advocates find new ways to challenge them in a legal landscape shifted by…

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Redwood City’s Pets In Need is one of several shelters that has received 30 cats and dogs relocated to free up space for animals displaced by the fires.    Retired Hayward Fire Department captain Trisha DiBernardo of San Mateo holds Sofie, a two-year-old pit bull, shepherd, and husky mix in Redwood City, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. DiBernardo has been fostering Sofie since she was transported from an animal shelter in Southern California. Sofie is currently available for adoption. Pets In Need in Redwood City has transported dogs and cats from adoption shelters in Southern California to make room for…

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San Jose leaders have committed to supporting the immigrant community but have avoided calling the city a “sanctuary.”    Cameron Duarte, 8, of San Jose, center, and his brother, Mason Duarte, 10, participate in a rally against President Trump’s threats of mass deportations on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Despite continuing threats from the Trump administration and federal immigration enforcement officials, city leaders are committed to keeping San Jose’s status as a “welcoming city” while avoiding the politically charged “sanctuary” moniker. Ahead of a formal vote by the City Council on a resolution…

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The California Authority of Racing Fairs this week announced that it would abandon plans to organize horse racing meets this year throughout several county fairs in the upper half of the state.    Jockey Hector Romero, riding “McGriz,” left, and Reed Saldana, riding “More Than Class,” right, round the corner during the 10th race held at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, Calif., on July 10, 2009. Romero went on to take first place, with Saldana placing second. (Doug Duran/Staff Archives) PLEASANTON — This may be the end for Northern California horse racing. The California Authority of Racing Fairs this week announced…

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TORONTO — Matas Buzelis is ready for the next step. He never doubted it. The rookie believed he was ready for it from the moment he slid a Chicago Bulls cap onto his head in June. But it has taken longer than expected, more patience than expected. On Friday night, that patience paid off. Buzelis already had stepped into the sixth man role in the previous two games. And in a 122-106 win over the Toronto Raptors, he soared. There was an ease to Buzelis that comes only with a sliver of experience. Slinging the ball behind his back to…

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The owners of the new upscale bar in the longtime home of Mountain Charley’s Saloon are aiming to create a new destination for Los Gatos.    Second Story, a new upscale bar opened in the location of the legendary Los Gatos watering hole, Mountain Charley’s, in Los Gatos, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Think Los Gatos has lost its charm as a nightlife destination? The people behind Second Story — the new, upscale bar on North Santa Cruz Avenue — have a martini cart that could change your mind. Second Story, which opened in December,…

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At least eight people died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes pounded Ukraine’s towns and cities, local officials said Saturday. Meanwhile, Moscow’s troops continued their grinding advance through the country’s east. A Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Poltava killed at least seven people and injured 14 more, including three children, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said. Some 22 people were rescued from the five-story building, which partially collapsed following the attack, said the Poltava region’s acting governor, Volodymyr Kohut. He also announced that the region would observe three days of mourning for the victims…

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How much control should a parent have over what their child talks about with a school therapist? That question is at the center of a bill being considered at the Utah Legislature and on Friday, it put the state’s therapy associations at odds with parent groups. ​How much control should a parent have over what their child talks about with a school therapist?   How much control should a parent have over what their child talks about with a school therapist? That question is at the center of a bill being considered at the Utah Legislature and on Friday, it put…

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The grand rows of mature sycamores that thread among vintage English cottages and Tudor homes of Yalecrest help define the east-side neighborhood’s historic character. ​Some of Salt Lake City’s most majestic trees are getting sick.   The grand rows of mature sycamores that thread among vintage English cottages and Tudor homes of Yalecrest help define the east-side neighborhood’s historic character. Some of those green elders are getting sick these days. Recognizable for their distinct mottled bark, sycamores arching over blocks of Salt Lake City’s Michigan and Hubbard avenues are slammed with a debilitating fungal pathogen called anthracnose. City arborists have also…

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How to watch Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Mississippi Valley State basketball game ​How to watch Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Mississippi Valley State basketball game    Who’s Playing Miss Valley State Delta Devils @ Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions Current Records: Miss Valley State 2-19, Arkansas Pine Bluff 3-17 How To Watch When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET Where: H.O. Clemmons Arena — Pine Bluff, Arkansas Follow: CBS Sports App Online Streaming:  Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know Miss Valley State is 2-8 against Arkansas Pine Bluff since January of 2020 but they’ll have a chance…

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TV channel, college basketball best bets, picks, predictions and how to watch the Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arizona Wildcats in a 2025 Territorial Cup Series Saturday on CBS and Paramount+ ​TV channel, college basketball best bets, picks, predictions and how to watch the Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arizona Wildcats in a 2025 Territorial Cup Series Saturday on CBS and Paramount+    USATSI Big 12 rivals collide in a heated college basketball meeting as the Arizona State Sun Devils (12-8, 3-6) host the Arizona Wildcats (13-6, 8-1) Saturday in a 2025 Territorial Cup Series on CBS and Paramount+. The Sun…

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How to watch Central Michigan vs. Bowling Green basketball game ​How to watch Central Michigan vs. Bowling Green basketball game    Who’s Playing Bowling Green Falcons @ Central Michigan Chippewas Current Records: Bowling Green 7-13, Central Michigan 9-11 How To Watch When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET Where: McGuirk Arena — Mt. Pleasant, Michigan TV: ESPN Plus Follow: CBS Sports App Online Streaming:  Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know Central Michigan and Bowling Green are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. Both will face off in…

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How to watch Albany vs. Binghamton basketball game ​How to watch Albany vs. Binghamton basketball game    Who’s Playing Binghamton Bearcats @ Albany Great Danes Current Records: Binghamton 9-12, Albany 11-11 How To Watch When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Broadview Center — Albany, New York TV: ESPN Plus Follow: CBS Sports App Online Streaming:  Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know We’ve got another exciting America East matchup on schedule as the Binghamton Bearcats and the Albany Great Danes are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Broadview Center. The…

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How to watch Elon vs. Northeastern basketball game ​How to watch Elon vs. Northeastern basketball game    Who’s Playing Northeastern Huskies @ Elon Phoenix Current Records: Northeastern 11-10, Elon 14-7 How To Watch When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Schar Center — Elon, North Carolina TV: FloSports Follow: CBS Sports App Online Streaming:  Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know We’ve got another exciting Coastal Athletic matchup on schedule as the Northeastern Huskies and the Elon Phoenix are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Schar Center. The Huskies will be…

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How to watch UNC-Wilmington vs. Stony Brook basketball game ​How to watch UNC-Wilmington vs. Stony Brook basketball game    Who’s Playing Stony Brook Seawolves @ UNCW Seahawks Current Records: Stony Brook 5-16, UNCW 16-5 How To Watch When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Trask Coliseum — Wilmington, North Carolina TV: FloSports Follow: CBS Sports App Online Streaming:  Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) What to Know We’ve got another exciting Coastal Athletic matchup on schedule as the UNCW Seahawks and the Stony Brook Seawolves are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Trask…

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Elite athletes are competing longer and at a higher level than ever before. ​Elite athletes are competing longer and at a higher level than ever before.    Aging athletes such as LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lindsey Vonn are similar to racing cars — maintained by tinkering mechanics, data analysts, and shelves of replacement parts “If you look at many elite athletes now, they have an army of supporting staff like a Formula 1 team,” Hirofumi Tanaka, a Japan-born exercise physiologist at the University of Texas at Austin, told The Associated Press in an interview. Los Angeles Lakers star James and…

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Australia completed an unprecedented 16-0 Ashes clean sweep by annihilating a hapless England in the historic day/night Test at the MCG on Saturday. ​Australia completed an unprecedented 16-0 Ashes clean sweep by annihilating a hapless England in the historic day/night Test at the MCG on Saturday.    Sport Cricket Australian cricket By Andrew Wu February 1, 2025 — 8.57pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement Just three weeks ago, former England international Alex Hartley said Australia and England were the…

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