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September 24, 2017
Multiple Homes Hit By 2 Wildfires In Northern California
(AP) - Authorities say multiple homes and other structures have been destroyed or damaged in two wildfires that broke out Saturday in Northern California.
September 23, 2017
Right-Wing Activist Holds Short California Rally
UPDATE Sunday 1:47 p.m.: Milo Yiannopoulos was whisked away in a car after a brief appearance at the University of California, Berkeley that drew a few dozen supporters and a slightly larger crowd protesting the right-wing provocateur.
September 22, 2017
Forum On Homelessness Invites Only Speakers Who Live On The Streets
The event planned for Saturday, billed as a "subversive" special forum, will focus on a shelter plan announced earlier this week.
September 22, 2017
California Judge Says He'll Write Gas Tax Ballot Language
(AP) - A California judge says he'll write the official ballot description himself for an initiative that would repeal a recent gas tax increase.
Bernie Sanders Blasts GOP Health Plan At SF Rally
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted the current GOP health care proposal during a rally in San Francisco on Friday, saying it would cause millions of Californians to lose their health care coverage.
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Homeland Security: Russian Cyber Actors Targeted California Voting Systems
The federal government says Russian cyber actors looked for vulnerabilities in California’s voting systems prior to the 2016 elections.
September 22, 2017
McCain Announces Opposition To Obamacare Repeal Bill, Possibly Dooming It
Arizona Sen. John McCain is the second Republican to oppose the legislation, after Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul came out against it last week. If one more GOP senator is against the bill, it cannot pass.
September 22, 2017
Milo Yiannopoulos' 'Free Speech Week' At Berkeley Falls Apart, Organizers Say
The right-wing activist and a student group organized the event as a response to what they see as university efforts to shut down conservative speakers on campus. The event was meant to start Sunday.
September 22, 2017
New Arrests Made In South Sacramento Gas Station Homicide
Two suspects wanted in the killing of a gas station worker in South Sacramento in July have been extradited back to Sacramento from Mexico.
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The Two-Way
One Killed In Nashville, Tenn., Church Shooting
September 24, 2017
Police say one person is dead and eight others were wounded at a church outside of Nashville Sunday.
Parallels
Angela Merkel Wins Mandate For 4th Term Despite Diluted Support
September 24, 2017
Preliminary results show German voters gave Chancellor Angela Merkel a mandate for a fourth term, but with far fewer votes than needed for her to govern without forming a coalition.
The Salt
Katharine Hepburn's Brownies: A Recipe For Home-Wrecking?
September 24, 2017
Two years ago in The New York Times' food section, Syne Newberry commented on this recipe — and the bittersweet end to her marriage. The comment went on to become Internet legend.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
What, Really, Is A Monument?
September 24, 2017
Monuments play a different cultural role than do other kinds of artworks: To let a monument stand, or to take it down, is to take a political stand on its subject matter, says blogger Alva Noë.
Book Reviews
Leveling Up In The Video Game Industry, Without Checkpoints: 'Significant Zero'
September 24, 2017
Videogame writer Walt Williams describes his Red-Bull-and-Adderal-fueled advancement in a competitive and secretive industry. Critic Jason Sheehan says the book "plays out ... like a videogame."
Code Switch
Goodbye, For Now, To A Vital Source For Native American News
September 24, 2017
Indian Country Today Media Network announced it would "cease active operations." That leaves a big hole in news coverage by, and about, Native Americans.
Shots - Health News
Biggest Flash Points In The Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill
September 24, 2017
The bill would make big changes to the nation's health care system by rolling back key requirements of Obamacare, including that insurers not charge more to people with pre-existing conditions.
Goats and Soda
PHOTOS: A 4-Year Mission To Present A New Vision Of Beauty
September 24, 2017
Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc spent four years making portraits of women around the world. "In the end, I think beauty just means just being yourself," she says.
Politics
Trump Embroiled In 2 Controversies About Professional Sports, Race And Culture
September 23, 2017
In remarks Friday night in Alabama, Trump took issue with NFL players who have knelt in protest during the national anthem. And on Twitter Saturday, he targeted Stephen Curry of the NBA.
Shots - Health News
5 Americans Talk About How A Health Law Overhaul Would Affect Them
September 23, 2017
All year, NPR member station reporters around the country have asked people how they would be affected by proposals to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Here are five of those stories.
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Insight: Delta Tunnels / Farm Preservation / WWII Internment Documentary / Sound Advice Jazz
Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels hit a major funding roadblock. How to promote the next generation of farmers. At the Crest Theatre, a new documentary addresses cultural violence during Japanese Internment. Gary Vercelli has this week’s Sound Advice.
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