Giant sequoias are adapted to fire, which can help them thrive, but the extraordinary intensity of recent fires – fueled by climate change – can overwhelm the trees.
Carol Semple
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Schools and Education
Almost all UMaine System residential students have verified COVID-19 vaccination
And the percentage of full-time employees who have verified their status is about 83%, the system said.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston’s storied Skinny House sells for a nice fat price
The house, built in 1862, also is known as the Spite House because of the story behind its construction.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Cybersecurity lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation
The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general counsel,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
White House offers to connect rapper Nicki Minaj with doctor to answer vaccine questions
The offer comes after she posted an erroneous tweet to her 22 million followers alleging the vaccine causes impotence.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
COVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West
Scarce resources such as ICU beds will be allotted to the patients most likely to survive, while others will be treated with less effective methods or, in dire cases, given pain relief and other palliative care.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Virus outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
The disruptions – and the risk that youngsters will fall further behind academically – have been unsettling for parents and educators alike.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire Supreme Court rejects bail hearing for driver charged in crash that killed 7 motorcyclists
Lawyers had appealed after a judge denied 3 requests for a bail hearing, agreeing with prosecutors that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 25, is a danger to himself and others.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan tests voter appeal of expansive government role
The plan envisions the government shoring up U.S. households, setting industrial policy to tackle climate change and confronting the gaping income inequality that was laid bare by the COVID-19 crisis.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Milley defends calls to Chinese counterpart as effort to avoid conflict
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says his conversations with Gen. Li Zuocheng during the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency were intended to avoid misunderstandings.