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The Delicate Arch in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, is shown here in 2018. Next year, Arches will launch a temporary timed entry reservation system.

Arches is the latest U.S. national park to roll out timed reservations as visits surge

The Utah national park joins Glacier and Rocky Mountain in setting up a timed entry reservation system to deal with a gush of visitors that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A pulse oximeter is worn by Brown University professor Kimani Toussaint. The devices have been shown in research to produce inaccurate results in dark-skinned people, and Toussaint's lab is developing technology that would be more accurate, regardless of skin tone.

When it comes to darker skin, pulse oximeters fall short

These devices measure blood oxygen levels and can help identify when patients are dangerously ill. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.

"Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art" exhibition at the Vincent Price Art Museum in East L.A.

Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound

The exhibition spans decades and includes spoken word performances, sound rituals and installations by Chicano and Puerto Rican artists.

Grounds crews maintain the field at an otherwise empty Seattle Mariners' ballpark on Monday, May 11, 2020.

MLB Owners Propose Opening Day In Early July

Major League Baseball owners will submit a proposal to the players' union to start its 2020 season in July without fans. If the proposal is approved, spring training would start in early to mid-June.

Photo of San Diego skyline on Feb. 21, 2021

San Diego has more than $840,000 to be reclaimed by residents

The city of San Diego announced Monday more than $840,000 can be returned to nearly 1,070 residents and business owners who have paid for city services or have done business with the city during the last three years.

A worker pushes a cart past refrigerators at a Home Depot in Boston in January, before the coronavirus pandemic threw a monkey wrench into the supply and demand of major appliances.

Why It's So Hard To Buy A New Refrigerator These Days

Some shoppers looking to buy new fridges, freezers or washers have been finding themselves out of luck. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into both supply and demand.

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate nominee Adam Laxalt speaks to a crowd on election night Tuesday in Reno, Nev.

Trumpism and election lies are spreading, plus 2 more takeaways from Tuesday's races

In Tuesday's Republican primaries, Trump-backed candidates won up and down the ballot in Nevada, while he saw a split in South Carolina, where he endorsed challengers to two GOP incumbents.

Supreme Court Casts Doubt On Independence Of Consumer Protection Agency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to prevent the abuses that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Now the Trump administration is questioning its independent structure.

Over 3.45 million Americans celebrate the Islamic holy month - here are a few tips to get you acquainted!

Not even water? And other things not to say to your Muslim friends during Ramadan

Millions of Americans celebrate the Islamic holy month --- here are a few tips to get you acquainted!

Basira Joya, 20, a news presenter, sits during recording at the Zan TV station (women's TV) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 30, 2017. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers ordered all female TV presenters to cover their faces on air, the country's biggest media outlet said on Thursday.

The Taliban say Afghan female TV anchors must cover their faces on air

The order came from the Taliban's Virtue and Vice Ministry as well as from the Information and Culture Ministry. Earlier this month, the Taliban ordered women in public to wear head-to-toe clothing.

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