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A.M. Splash: Hantavirus Outbreak Stumps Specialists; Robotic Future Planned for Bay Area; Fetishes Flourish at Folsom Fair

September 24, 2012, 8:35 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Hantavirus outbreak puzzles experts (SF Chronicle) The deadly outbreak of hantavirus in Yosemite National Park has sent disease experts and rodent researchers scrambling for answers as people across the country second-guess their plans to visit California's most famous landscape. The … Continue reading »

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A.M. Splash: 3 More Hantavirus Cases at Yosemite; Legislature Passes Sexual Orientation Bill; Dolphins Found in Colma Creek

August 31, 2012, 8:14 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Outbreak forces closure of Yosemite cabins (SF Chronicle) Three more cases of hantavirus linked to Yosemite National Park were confirmed Thursday, bringing to six the number of people who have contracted the disease, including two who died, state health department … Continue reading »

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Calif. Scientists' Calls to Warn Yosemite Visitors of Virus Went Unheeded

August 30, 2012, 9:53 am • Posted by KQED News Staff
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By Christina Jewett, California Watch California public health scientists have twice recommended in the past five years that Yosemite National Park authorities educate visitors about hantavirus, a rare disease that is linked to the deaths of two park visitors, one illness … Continue reading »

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A.M. Splash: Solyndra Backers May Get Tax Benefits; Hanta Virus Kills 2nd Yosemite Visitor; Petaluma Little Leaguers Get Heroes' Welcome

August 28, 2012, 8:29 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Solyndra's private backers stand to reap tax gains, bankruptcy filing says (Oakland Tribune) Two investment firms could walk away from the bankruptcy of Fremont solar panel maker Solyndra with hundreds of millions of dollars in future tax breaks, the U.S. … Continue reading »

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