BERKELEY As wildfires become more frequent and severe, Berkeley hills residents should learn key fire weather terms, sign up for emergency notifications, look up their evacuation zone and make plans to leave during extreme fire weather. During “Extreme Fire Weather” — rare periods of extremely low humidity and high winds […]
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Biden, Harris urged to ‘repair the breach’ in prayer service
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris heard from leaders from a wide array of religious traditions Thursday in the National Prayer Service, a day after they were sworn into office to lead a sharply polarized country. An inaugural tradition that went online this year due […]
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A white mom marched alone for Black Lives Matter. Her Black son urged her to do more
Jesse Ugstad and his mother, Marcy, in their lakeside Minnesota home. (Dan Koeck / For The Times) It was an otherwise quiet Friday morning when they stood in the living room and finally told each other how they felt. “You have no idea how hard it’s been!” Marcy Ugstad yelled […]