Police Use Of Force Deal Reached By California Lawmakers Seeks To Rein In Fatal Encounters With Officers
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May 24, 2019
Why California’s Efforts To Limit Soda Keep Fizzling
After the beverage industry blocked local soda taxes, health advocates in California tried a statewide measure. Here's why Big Soda is winning anyway.
Business Journal: Wide Open Walls Claims Web Developer Is Cybersquatting; Old Town Roseville Getting New Apartments; CycleBar Coming To Midtown
Wide Open Walls, the organizer of Sacramento's annual mural festival, is in a legal fight over its website. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the story, plus details about new housing in Old Town Roseville and CycleBar in midtown.
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Lake Tahoe Clarity Improved By 10 Feet In 2018 After Setting Record Low The Year Before
Lake Tahoe clarity increased to 70.9 feet in 2018, an improvement of more than 10 feet after a record low the previous year, according to the latest measurements by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
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Did Kamala Harris Flip-Flop On Independent Probes Of Police Shootings?
Has Harris changed her stance? We’ll use PolitiFact’s Flip-O-Meter, which rates an official's consistency on an issue.
The Waiting Game: When Hospitals Say No, Where Can Uninsured Patients Find Surgery?
County health programs and federally funded community clinics generally make up the safety net for people without insurance. But when an ailment requires surgery or other complex treatment, patients are forced to get creative or wait it out.
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California Voters Tired Of ‘One-Party Rule’ In Sacramento, Says New State GOP Chairwoman
Jessica Patterson, the new chairwoman of the California Republican Party, is encouraging voters who can’t support President Donald Trump to consider splitting their tickets and voting against Democrats at the state level.
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May 23, 2019
Author Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek Discusses How We Really Learn Language
Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek discusses the latest research on how children acquire language through their environment. She argues that while not all learning through apps, devices and TV is bad, the key is to monitor what your child is doing.
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May 23, 2019
Sound Advice: Tiny Desk Sacramento
Hey, Listen! host Nick Brunner, artist Lilian Frances and producer Camille Escovedo highlight standout local performances submitted to the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest.
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May 22, 2019
Sacramento Needs 63,000 New Rental Units, Housing Nonprofit Says
The county’s affordable housing shortage has increased, according to a new study by the California Housing Partnership. Advocates are pushing for more money from local governments.
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May 22, 2019
Low-Income Stockton Residents Praise City’s ‘Universal Basic Income’ Program
The city pays select Stocktonians $500 a month, with more or less no strings attached, as part of a campaign to help families that are struggling with poverty. The mayor is scheduled to discuss the UBI program during Thursday’s “State of the City."
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PHOTOS: From Sumo Wrestling To Grand Parades, How World Leaders Try To Impress Trump
May 26, 2019
President Trump is in Japan this weekend, the latest country to try to get in his good graces with a good show.
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A Mixologist's Guide To 'No-Proof' Cocktails
May 26, 2019
Alcohol-free cocktails are growing more popular as millennials and health seekers pare back their drinking habits. Washington, D.C., bartender Derek Brown shares a few craft recipes ripe for summer.
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Tired Of Being 'Dope Sick,' A Drug User Gets Help From Police To Get Sober
May 26, 2019
"Just continually putting people in jail, that's not doing anything for them," says an Everett, Wash. police officer who connected with one drug user, Shannon McCarty, and helped her get off drugs.
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In Mexico, New Groups Offer Aid To A Young Generation Of Deported 'DREAMers'
May 26, 2019
As former DREAMers return to Mexico with valuable skills and a desire to advance, a number of Mexican organizations are springing up to help these young people contribute to society.
World
'God, Please Help Her': Indian Parents Agonize Over Radicalization Of Their Children
May 26, 2019
ISIS has radicalized people around the world. But even with one of the world's largest Muslim populations, India has had very few cases of radicalization — until recently. Most cases are in the south.
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Beer Archaeologists Are Reviving Ancient Ales — With Some Strange Results
May 26, 2019
From pre-Incan to Viking-inspired to a George Washington porter, these beer scientists devote their resources toward re-creating age-old flavors. And sometimes that leads to some sticky situations.
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May 25, 2019
After two master's degrees and three children, Hilary Gordon is one of the women who now make up more than half of the contractors at food delivery apps like Instacart. NPR spent a day with her.
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47 States Call On Betsy Devos To Forgive Student Loans For Disabled Veterans
May 25, 2019
Attorneys general from 47 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have asked the Department of Education to make loan discharge for permanently disabled veterans automatic.
Asia
President Trump Arrives In Japan For Inaugural State Visit Under New Emperor
May 25, 2019
Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attend a sumo wrestling match and go to an imperial banquet hosted by Emperor Naruhito.
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May 25, 2019
Access to pornography is easier now than ever before. For many people, it's their first experience with sex. How is the fantasy of pornography affecting young people's ideas toward the reality of sex?
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