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Mayo Clinic Q&A: What should you know after a blood cancer diagnosis?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My spouse was recently diagnosed with a blood cancer, and we're overwhelmed by everything we're being told. What should patients and families expect after a diagnosis, and how do ...
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How Sue Bird, Cheryl Miller see Valkyries-Dream WNBA Finals playing out

Sue Bird and Cheryl Miller, two of women’s basketball’s biggest names, will be front and center at the WNBA Finals as studio analysts for NBC. The two Hall of Famers had predictions and analysis ...
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Sunday fire prompts brief evacuations near Sonora

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon near Twin Pines Mobile Home Park between Sonora and Jamestown, prompting temporary evacuation orders and warnings and quickly burning about 2.5 acres of vegetation ...
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Riverside has a donkey dilemma. Can science offer clues for coexistence?

For students at UC Riverside, the start of fall semester means picking up their class syllabus, catching up with friends and snapping selfies with the adorable wild donkeys that roam around the school ...
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Bigfoot fans pack room at Stanislaus National Forest headquarters

More than 125 people packed the Stanislaus National Forest headquarters in Sonora on Thursday evening for a presentation on Bigfoot, filling 75 seats and leaving more than 50 others standing. The ...
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Power shutoffs could affect 18,000 in Tuolumne, Calaveras counties

More than 18,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties faced possible power shutoffs Wednesday evening due to predictions of strong winds and dry conditions ...
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Valkyries prove big dreams can come true by reaching WNBA Finals in Year 2

When the Aces built an 11-point lead early in the third quarter, that championship DNA seemed to be asserting itself. Except that the Valkyries then went on a 17-0 run to take the lead, flexing their ...
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Tuolumne County workers plan more informational pickets as labor dispute continues

Operating Engineers Local No. 3, a public-employee labor union that represents more than 200 Tuolumne County government workers, plans to hold two informational pickets in Sonora next week amid ...
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Sonora police seek information in Friday night stabbing

Sonora police are continuing to investigate a Friday night stabbing at a residence on Ash Street after releasing a man initially arrested and booked into Tuolumne County Jail in connection with the ...
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Advocates sound alarm on fake service dogs. ‘The laws are vaguely written’

Connecticut resident Olivia Streaman first applied for a service dog four years ago for her father who has Parkinson’s disease, a decision she calls “life-changing” after it allowed her father to ...
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Seeing glioblastoma more clearly could improve how it’s treated

What doctors can't see can make glioblastoma especially difficult to treat. This aggressive brain cancer can extend beyond what's visible on a standard MRI, making it difficult to precisely target ...