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A pregnant mom let her 5-year-old stay outside to collect goose feathers – and was placed on the child abuse and neglect registry

Child neglect statutes are intended to protect children. But some of them are so broadly written that they can end up harming families seeking to instill independence in their kids.

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El Niño Brings Exotic Sea Life to the California Coast

A powerful El Niño is delivering unusually warm waters to the California coast, and with them, an array of tropical sea creatures rarely seen there. Read more on E360 →

  • Record-breaking El Niño event brings exotic marine life to California coast.
  • Tropical species like flying fish, manta rays, and venomous sea snakes observed.
  • Strongest El Niño in living memory predicted, causing algal bloom and kelp forest damage.

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