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Nick Macchione will become chief health officer of community health for UC San Diego Health.

Displaced residents of a flooded Pakistani town have flocked to colleges, hotels and institutes to live while they wait for government aid to help them rebuild after the heaviest rains in decades.

The company's board said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO after a review found he was "not consistently candid in his communications" with the board.

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection in Sunday's vote, forest clearing and wildfires have surged in the Amazon.

The team is called Las Amazonas de Yaxunah. They've defied gender stereotypes to become sports heroes. And these women and teens play the game wearing traditional Maya dresses — and no shoes.,

Environmental advocates worry natural gas providers are using customer dollars to block local action on climate change. Colorado is one of a handful of states trying to limit the practice.

Recent storms have been devastating for many unsheltered residents in the region.

The land includes a sacred site known locally as Gregory Mountain or as Chokla in Luiseño. A 20-year fight to build a landfill at its foot in Gregory Canyon was stopped in 2016 when the Pala Band of Mission Indians purchased a portion of the site for $13 million.

All those daily activities we'd rather avoid — taking the stairs, cleaning the house, etc. — have a big metabolic payoff. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis can help manage weight and boost health.

In the Himalayan foothills, water is getting harder to come by. Villagers in one region of northern India are learning how to recharge the groundwater-fed springs they depend on.