What initially started as a base-wide e-mail sent out in search of volunteers to help with the newly-formed Desert Jr. and Sr. High School Robotics Team has quickly turned into a success story that highlights the hard work of dedicated mentors and students.
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Tonsil surgery ends with Oakland girl ‘brain dead’ and on life support
Before 13-year-old Jahi McMath went into a surgery meant to improve her quality of life, she had a terrible premonition.
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Library of Congress offers internships
The Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program, now in its 10th year, is offering special 10-week paid fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students insights into the environment, culture and collections of the world’s largest and most comprehensive repository of human knowledge.
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LAUSD delays decision on District 1
After hearing the wishes and requests of a parade of speakers, including elected officials such as Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and former state assemblyman Mike Davis, the Los Angeles Unified School (LAUSD) Board voted Tuesday to delay making a decision about how to fill seat left vacant with the death of Marguerite LaMotte.
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Black unemployment rate drops
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for African Americans dropped in November as the nation’s non-farm payroll expanded by 203,000 jobs, which was stronger than what many analysts had expected.
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Private foster care more dangerous
California’s private foster family system, which was developed beginning 27 years ago in the belief that it would be superior to foster care overseen by officialdom, has become more expensive and more dangerous than the government-run homes it has largely replaced, it was reported today.
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‘Band-Aid for a Broken Leg’
Plan A or Plan B? This one or that? It was a big decision, and you made it with as much information as you could find. Now you hope you’ve gotten the healthcare coverage that works best for you and your family.
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Palmdale Library hosts free Christmas show
Jolly Old Saint Nick will join the Antelope Valley Children’s Choir for a special presentation at the Palmdale City Library on Thursday, Dec. 19 beginning at 4 p.m. at 700 E. Palmdale Blvd.
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Lancaster hosts Breakfast with Santa
There’s still time to join Santa and friends on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the city of Lancaster’s annual Breakfast with Santa.
This festive event will be held at Lancaster City Park’s Stanley Kleiner Building, at 43011 N. 10th Street West, with the first seating beginning at 8 a.m.
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Baby Jesus returned to his manger
A baby Jesus figurine from a nativity scene that was stolen from the Valencia Westfield Town Center was returned Thursday, according to a published report.
