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By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at the University of Colorado UCHealth Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: confirmation of the third case of trench fever this year, a rare condition transmitted by body lice …

When Netflix started streaming TV shows and movies in 2007, it had the market more or less alone. At that time, the video on the Internet meant YouTube, where you could see dogs on skateboards or shorts SNL clips. Now everyone is racing to catch up on Netflix and launch …

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his department are stepping up attacks on China over human rights abuses in the country and the handling of the coronavirus, the spikes that emerge when observers around the world are outraged by Beijing’s treatment of pro-democracy protesters and Uighur Muslims. They also come …

Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking for new owners. Owner Glen Taylor told Jon Krawczynski Athletic that The Raine Group approached him with people interested in bidding for the team, and multiple options are currently being explored. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that …

Good Morning. (This article is part of the California Today newsletter. sign up here to receive it by email) First, we have an update on the pandemic: On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom provided a snapshot of an ever-changing state a week after he announced the largest state-level reversal to date …