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‘Selena for Sanctuary': Concert That Brings Solidarity and Comfort to Immigrant Communities in Los Angeles
Cumbia, mobilization and unity — that is what you can expect at “Selena for Sanctuary,” an event in Los Angeles with the purpose of bringing immigrants and allies together through music.
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CSU Long Beach Aims to Save Dying Breed of Physics Teachers
California State University, Long Beach is participating in American Physical Society’s Physics Teacher Education program, which seeks to increase the number of physics majors earning teaching credentials.
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Ex-Soldier Serving Life for Teen's '82 Murder Seeks DNA Test
Advocates for a former U.S. soldier convicted of the attempted rape and murder of an Army officer’s son 37 years ago are asking a federal judge to order DNA testing to discredit what they say is weak evidence presented at a court-martial that sent him to prison for life.
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Fall Preview: The Women Behind Elsa on ‘Frozen 2'
Years after “Frozen” came out, some of us still can’t walk through our home without accidentally prompting “Let it Go” to erupt from some unseen toy. Elsa never really left us. But she’s back.
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Tech Firms Struggle to Police Content While Avoiding Bias
Take the post down. Put it back up. Stop policing speech. Start silencing extremists. That’s just a sampling of the intense, often contradictory demands facing tech companies and their social media platforms as they try to oversee internet content without infringing on First Amendment rights. The pendulum has swung recently toward restricting hateful speech that could spawn violence, following a...
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US to Test New Missile as Arms Treaty With Russia Ends
The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday. Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed in 1987, raising fears of a...
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Heat Waves Fall Hardest on Poor and Elderly, Experts Say
The death toll from the ’95 heat wave was shocking and “raised the consciousness of everyone in the city,” Aaron Bernstein, co-director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said. Bernstein grew up in Chicago, and remembers his grandmother thanking god for air-conditioning that summer. “Heat waves aren’t just uncomfortable,”...
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Extreme Heat Sets In
An extreme heatwave is settling in over nearly two-thirds of the country.
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Here's What Happens in the 6 Extra Minutes of Footage From the ‘Avengers: Endgame' Rerelease
On Friday, Disney made one final push to make “Avengers: Endgame” the highest-grossing film of all time. Marvel Studios began showing a new theatrical release of the film with a special tribute, a deleted scene and a teaser for “Spider-Man: Far From Home” at the end of the credits. This additional content is an enticing lure for fans of the...
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Too Rosy? Experts Question Warren's Wealth Tax Figures
The ambitious scope of Elizabeth Warren’s push to rethink how America tackles issues such as health care, technology and education has energized her presidential campaign — and spurred questions about how she would deliver on her promises. At the heart of Warren’s raft of policy proposals is a 2% fee on fortunes greater than $50 million, a wealth tax designed...
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Case Opened: Democrats Begin Public Airing of Mueller Report
President Donald Trump says it’s “case closed.” But Democrats are just getting started with Robert Mueller. House Democrats have scheduled a series of hearings this coming week on the special counsel’s report as they intensify their focus on the Russia probe and pick up the pace on an investigative “path” — in the words of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — that...
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Tick Tock Goes the Political Clock as Dems Weigh Impeachment
The political clock is a significant factor in whether majority House Democrats launch any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. There’s increasing pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to at least start an impeachment inquiry into whether Trump obstructed special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Pelosi is resisting for a number of reasons. But the tick-tock of time is an inexorable...
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Tick Tock Goes the Political Clock as Dems Weigh Impeachment
The political clock is a significant factor in whether majority House Democrats launch any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. There’s increasing pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to at least start an impeachment inquiry into whether Trump obstructed special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Pelosi is resisting for a number of reasons. But the tick-tock of time is an inexorable...
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Groups Call on Pelosi, Dems to Do More to Impeach Trump
Progressive groups are expressing “deep disappointment” over House Democrats’ unwillingness to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and are calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to act, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The groups said in a letter being released Tuesday that voters gave Democrats control of the House “because they wanted aggressive oversight of the...
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Groups Call on Pelosi, Dems to Do More to Impeach Trump
Progressive groups are expressing “deep disappointment” over House Democrats’ unwillingness to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and are calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to act, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The groups said in a letter being released Tuesday that voters gave Democrats control of the House “because they wanted aggressive oversight of the...
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Activists Give Jailed Moms a Mother's Day Gift: Bail
Paz Lopez was set to spend Mother’s Day behind bars. The 42-year-old mother of six had been locked up in a Phoenix jail for the past month on forgery and other charges. She couldn’t post her $2,050 bail. But on Thursday night she walked out and into a car waiting to give her a ride home, thanks to a drive...
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Cameras That Guess Your Age, Sex and Mood Pop Up in Walgreens, Other Retailers
Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler? Or maybe you’re craving a pint of ice cream? A camera could be watching you.
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Democrats Divided Over Trump Impeachment
Democrats are divided over whether to impeach President Donald Trump for obstructing the investigation into Russia interfering in the 2016 election. Some Democrats think there’s already enough evidence to impeach President Trump, while others say it’s a futile move without Republican buy-in.
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SDSU Director, Short Film Winner Sees Future for Latino Representation in Film Industry
Martha Rodriguez, a 20-year-old SDSU film major, was the recent winner of the AT&T Film Awards in the Best Spanish Language Short category for her directorial work on “Chips and Salsa.”
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SEC Charges Volkswagen, Former CEO With Defrauding Investors in Diesel Emissions Scandal
U.S. regulators charged Volkswagen and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with defrauding investors during its massive diesel emissions scandal. The charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission come two years after the German automaker settled with the U.S. over criminal and civil charges, as the company tries to distance itself from one if its darkest eras. The SEC said that...