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San Diego Students Bring Attention to Racial Discrimination Through Social Media
The Instagram account “Black in PUSD” is getting a lot of attention. It was created by two Poway students who say they really want to show the community the discrimination a lot of students of color are experiencing.
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Artists Paint Murals on Boarded Up Businesses as Part of ‘Paint the Town With Love'
On Sunday, a group gathered in downtown San Diego to beautify boarded-up windows of businesses, which were covered to prevent them from being damaged.
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Dozens Show Up to Thank San Diego Farmworkers With a ‘Caravan of Appreciation'
With so many people working during the pandemic, a North County group gathered to thank farmworkers by having a “Caravan of Appreciation.”
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Freshman Year Unknowns Weighing Heavy on High School Seniors
Spring is typically the time for high school seniors to decide where they’re going to attend college. However, the coronavirus pandemic has created a lot of uncertainties because many universities don’t know if in-person classes can resume in the fall. What to do about college is a stressful topic for these three students and just about every other high...
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Sleep Doctor Says Wild Dreams Could be Product of Pandemic Info Overload
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a strange side effect for some people who say they’re having weird dreams and sleep disruptions. Good news. Sleep medicine doctors say experiencing vivid dreams during times of high stress is normal. As the streets sit empty and people stay at home, going to sleep is one part of our routine that hasn’t changed....
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Demand for Lupus Drug Also Used to Treat COVID-19 Skyrockets
When President Donald Trump announced the medication hydroxychloroquine was a game-changer in treating COVID-19 patients, demand for the prescription drug skyrocketed.
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10-Year-Old Boy Fires Shots at Police in Stand-Off, San Diego Police Say
A 10-year-old boy armed with a shotgun fired two rounds at San Diego police officers Thursday after he barricaded himself inside a backyard shed in Southcrest, a community in the southeastern section of the city. San Diego Police Department Lt. Shawn Takeuchi said the boy’s parents called police just before 9:15 a.m. to report the child was in mental...
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Retired Doctor Helps Rescue Swimmers Dumped from Panga Off Coast of Del Mar
Steve Bierman’s nights are usually peaceful at his bluff-top home in Del Mar, but on Friday morning he was awakened at 4:30 a.m. by horrific screams coming from the ocean. The avid surfer grabbed his board, scaled down the bluffs in his pajamas, and got to work trying to rescue more than a dozen people who he later found...
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Standoff Suspect at Rady Children's Hospital Was Wanted in Several Bank Robberies
A pursuit suspect who was chased by deputies from Riverside County into San Diego stopped outside of Rady Children’s Hospital and is currently involved in a standoff with multiple agencies.
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Chinese Student Stuck in San Diego As Coronavirus Delays Start of Winter Semester
U.C. San Diego said none of its students are studying abroad in China right now. However, there are students whose families are affected by the viral outbreak.