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October 15, 2019
Bay Area Oil Facility Fire Prompts Health Worries
Thick plumes of black smoke and flames filled the skyline around the NuStar Energy LP facility in Crockett, California, about 30 miles northeast of San Francisco.
October 15, 2019
Latino Arrest Rate Disparity In California Has Almost Disappeared, But African-American Disparity Drops Only Slightly
California’s racial disparities in arrests are getting smaller, but a new report says African-Americans and Latinos are still more likely to be arrested than whites.
Covered California Enrollment Opens This Week, With New State Financial Aid For Some
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills that seek to move California closer to universal health care. And, insurance could be cheaper when the state's health benefit exchange opens for enrollment, thanks to recent budget changes.
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October 15, 2019
The Democratic And Republican Views Of The Presidential Race
As the next Democratic Presidential debate looms, we’ll hear what the Democratic field looks like. We’ll also hear from a political reporter covering the Democrats and a Republican strategist’s view of those running.
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October 15, 2019
UC Davis Expert Assesses Impact Of US Troop Withdrawal From Syria
UC Davis professor Keith Watenpaugh is a leading Middle East historian and human rights expert. With U.S. involvement in Syria pivoting in the last week, Watenpaugh provides insight into what may happen now and illuminates changing allegiances.
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October 15, 2019
Modesto’s Central West Ballet Stages 'Dracula'
Modesto’s Central West Ballet spins a spooky tale in its presentation of Dracula. Two company members join Insight to discuss their upcoming performance.
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October 14, 2019
Do California Power Shutoffs Work? Hard To Know, Experts Say
Experts say it's hard to know what might have happened if PG&E didn't preemptively cut off power.
October 14, 2019
California Regulator Blasts PG&E Over Power Outages
The California Public Utilities Commission ordered a series of corrective actions, including a goal of restoring power within 12 hours, not PG&E's current 48-hour goal.
For Most California Homes, Solar Panels Won’t Help During Power Outages. Here’s Why.
Most residential solar systems are designed only to work when the customer is connected to the grid. Solar battery storage changes that.
October 14, 2019
Newsom’s First Rodeo: In Year One, The Governor Bucks Both Trump And Brown
Gov. Gavin Newsom's choices this year reflect his vision for California, and resist his predecessor and the president.
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Environment
As The Climate Warms, Companies Are Scrambling To Calculate The Risk To Their Profits
October 16, 2019
Companies are trying to figure out the risks to their profits from a warming planet. Some of them are turning to high-tech tools of climate science.
Shots - Health News
A Boy's Mysterious Illness Leads His Family On A Diagnostic Odyssey
October 16, 2019
Alex Yiu was born a healthy seeming baby. But by age 2, his muscle control and speech were deteriorating. His baffling condition took a decade to diagnose. The reanalysis of a DNA test was the key.
Business
The Goldfish Tariff: Fancy Pet Fish Among The Stranger Casualties Of The Trade War
October 16, 2019
China is considered the motherland of aquarium goldfish, bred over centuries into rare forms. Now tariffs have some U.S. sellers of these goldfish in a tailspin.
Business
He, She, They: Workplaces Adjust As Gender Identity Norms Change
October 16, 2019
As more people identify themselves as neither categorically male or female, some employers are making changes to neutralize references to gender in everything from name tags to bathrooms.
Author Interviews
The War On Terror, Through The Eyes Of 3 Women At The CIA
October 16, 2019
After the 2001 al-Qaida attacks, the CIA ramped up counterterrorism operations. This included a surge in young, female recruits. Three have written new books about their secretive work.
Tiny Desk
Taylor Swift: Tiny Desk Concert
October 16, 2019
As she settled in for this stripped-down set, Taylor Swift looked out over the office. "I just decided to take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when I first wrote them."
Space
For NASA's New Suits, 'Mobility' Is The Watchword
October 16, 2019
The space agency unveils two new spacesuits for a planned 2024 return to the moon. They're designed to be more comfortable and easier to move around in than their Apollo-era forerunners.
Politics
6 Takeaways From The 4th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate
October 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden's son got relatively little focus.
Hong Kong's Leader Driven Out Of Legislature By Raucous Pro-Democracy Lawmakers
October 15, 2019
Embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam was unable to give her annual policy address before the territory's legislature amid shouts in support of anti-government protests and her resignation.
Politics
Tracking The Money Race Behind The Presidential Campaign
October 15, 2019
See which 2020 presidential candidate has raised the most money, who has spent the most, where a candidate's funding comes from — and how the Democrats stack up against President Trump.
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Democratic Debate & Republican Strategy / Keith Watenpaugh On Syria / Central West Ballet
The next Democratic presidential debate looms, we’ll hear about the field, plus analysis from a Republican strategist. UC Davis professor Keith Watenpaugh discusses the U.S. withdrawal from Syria. We preview of Central West Ballet’s "Dracula."
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