Walnut Trees Can Handle Water ‘Stress’ And Still Thrive, Study Finds
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October 23, 2018
California Schools Race Sets Record For Most Expensive
California is again recording the most expensive state superintendent election in history, with a cast of billionaires who are outspending the teacher unions in support of a former charter schools executive.
October 23, 2018
Dana Johnson Explores The Complex Human History Of Los Angeles At Stories On Stage Sacramento
Prize-winning novelist and short story author Dana Johnson discusses work from her story collection “In The Not Quite Dark” before her appearance at Stories on Stage Sacramento.
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October 23, 2018
University Of The Pacific Hosts Clinics To Help Patients With Medicare Open Enrollment
The University of the Pacific is hosting 13 public events with their Mobile Medicare Clinics outreach program to help patients pick the right drug plan during the 2018 open enrollment period.
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October 23, 2018
McGeorge Law School Hosts California Initiative Forum 2018 To Explain Ballot Measures
McGeorge School of Law associate dean Mary-Beth Moylan joins to preview the California Initiative Forum where law professors, students and members of the public can learn more about measures on this year’s ballot.
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October 23, 2018
Understanding How Prop. 8 Would Affect The Dialysis Industry
California voter shave 11 ballot measures to decide on this November. CapRadio Health Care Reporter Sammy Caiola breaks down Prop. 8 ahead of Election Day.
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Thousands Of Employees Strike At UC Hospitals
Thousands of University of California medical workers are walking off the job in a contract dispute that has prompted rescheduling of surgeries and thousands of outpatient appointments. The three-day strike begins Tuesday.
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October 22, 2018
Enthusiasm Bump Not Reflected In Early California Voting
The percentage of Californians who have voted so far is similar to this time four years ago.
October 22, 2018
BBC Lookahead: Brazil's Presidential Election, Our Ocean Conference On Plastic Litter
Every Monday, CapRadio's Steve Milne gets a preview of the biggest global stories of the week from BBC reporters. Listen in at 10:37 a.m. during Here & Now.
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Trade Commission Blocks Two Unapproved Stem Cell Clinics In California, But Experts Say There Are Many More
There’s a growing black market for unapproved stem cell treatments.The federal government is cracking down, starting with two California clinics.
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October 22, 2018
Celebrating The Public Square With Song
Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito is on tour to support his latest PBS concert special, “Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Italian Piazzas.” He returns to Insight to preview his Oct. 27 performance at the Crest and play some tracks from the show.
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World
'Oldest Intact Shipwreck Known To Mankind' Found In Depths Of Black Sea
October 23, 2018
The vessel dates back 2,400 years to the days of ancient Greece. "This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world," says archaeologist Jon Adams.
Science
What's Going On With That Bizarre Rectangular Iceberg?
October 23, 2018
It's getting a lot of attention because of its unexpected angles and straight lines. A sea ice specialist explains why it formed this way.
Music News
She Was Poised To Be A Star — Instead, She Spent 60 Years In Her Apartment
October 23, 2018
Annapurna Devi could have been famous around the world — possibly on par with her first husband, Ravi Shankar. Instead, she stayed at home for more than six decades, before dying on Oct. 13 at age 92.
Politics
FACT CHECK: President Trump's False Claims On Migrant Caravan, Tax Cuts
October 23, 2018
President Trump has been keeping fact-checkers busy with his campaign claims of Middle Eastern migrants and a 10 percent middle-class tax cut.
Movie Interviews
Riz Ahmed On Rapping, Acting And Being His (Sometimes Shirtless) 'Most Complex Self'
October 23, 2018
He's the first South Asian man to win an acting Emmy. He's now starring in Venom. He's also known as Riz MC. And he's "not just being shackled to a two-dimensional idea" of his hyphenate identity.
Shots - Health News
How One Colorado Town Is Tackling Suicide Prevention — Starting With The Kids
October 23, 2018
Eight of the top ten states with the highest suicide rates are in the Mountain West. Grand Junction, Colo. has launched an ambitious effort starting in the schools to try and address the problem.
National Security
Bolton Affirms U.S. Intent To Pull Out Of Arms Treaty With Russia
October 23, 2018
The national security adviser said the U.S. will leave the INF Treaty "in due course" — and that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to speak directly again next month.
FA | Elections
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are Targeting Minorities, Journalist Says
October 23, 2018
Ari Berman of Mother Jones warns that a Republican strategy to tighten access to the ballot box could have a major impact on the 2018 elections. "It could be tainted by voter suppression," he says.
Law
California Judge Cuts Award To $78.5 Million In Monsanto Weedkiller Case
October 23, 2018
The jury had awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39.25 million in compensatory damages to a groundskeeper who contracted cancer after spraying a powerful version of the weedkiller Roundup.
National Security
6 Questions About An Arms Control Treaty On The Rocks
October 23, 2018
Signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons. President Trump says he intends to withdraw.
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Sammy Caiola fills us in on Prop. 8. The McGeorge Law School hosts a ballot proposition forum. University of the Pacific tells us about their Medicare clinics. Author Dana Johnson looks ahead to her appearance at Stories on Stage this Friday.
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