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How maps packed with data help scientists fight malaria

High-tech maps may help researchers understand and predict disease outbreaks like malaria, an illness that kills between 600,000 and 1 million people each year. Scientists have begun using temperatures, rainfall patterns and other data to better target areas most at risk. Special correspondent Spencer Michaels reports on other potential applications of these tools.

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What the Sudden Trump Reversal on Education Cuts Means for SFUSD
What the Sudden Trump Reversal on Education Cuts Means for SFUSD
SF public schools won’t lose $7 million for now. Special education wasn’t threatened this time, but the dismantling of the Department of Education continues.
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California Pushes AI Regulation as Experts Reveal Looming Dangers
California Pushes AI Regulation as Experts Reveal Looming Dangers
Sen. Wiener’s SB 53 seeks to hold AI companies accountable for catastrophic risks as Trump threatens financial retribution.
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Silicon Valley lawmakers want to decriminalize homelessness
Silicon Valley lawmakers want to decriminalize homelessness
As cities across California ban homeless encampments and Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages more sweeps, San Jose lawmakers are standing up against criminalizing homelessness.
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Jerry Seinfeld, Lil Wayne and Jason Lee: Inside Stockton’s struggle to bring top acts to town
Jerry Seinfeld, Lil Wayne and Jason Lee: Inside Stockton’s struggle to bring top acts to town
When it comes landing big-name acts in entertainment, Stockton isn’t getting a standing ovation.
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