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Noah James was not supposed to draw a breath for another 13 weeks yet here he is...perfectly formed...just very very tiny. He was born 13 weeks early on December 6, 2023 and is on life support. He has been meeting his weight gain goals of 20-30 Grams per day and his little body is making new cells by the millions as he continues to form into a more fully defined human miracle baby boy. Mom and Dad are both grateful/faithful for the continued good news from the doctors and they very much appreciate your keeping little Noah James in your...

Just had a good jolt centered right below me. Rattled the light fixtures, pretty good rumble. Magnitude 3.1 Date-Time Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 17:28:23 UTCSunday, December 19, 2010 at 09:28:23 AM at epicenter Location 37.362°N, 122.097°W Depth 3.4 km (2.1 miles) Region SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA Distances 1 km (0 miles) S (176°) from Los Altos, CA 4 km (2 miles) ESE (106°) from Los Altos Hills, CA 4 km (2 miles) SSW (201°) from Mountain View, CA 6 km (4 miles) W (260°) from Sunnyvale, CA 18 km (11 miles) W (278°) from San Jose City Hall,...

Father drops court appeal over his little girl's fate The fate of a little girl badly injured in a landslide last September will be decided outside of a Norwegian courtroom. Her father and officials at the Bergen hospital where she's lying in a coma have agreed to cooperate. Oddmund Hjartåker has been fighting to prevent doctors at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen from taking his daughter off a life-support system. Four-year-old Kristina Hjartåker has been linked to a respirator since she was buried under mud and rocks in a landslide set off by heavy rain. Her doctors, other hospital...