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For this Israeli and this Palestinian, 'The Future is Peace"
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (316+ words) Though Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon have both experienced tragic losses, the pair is committed to peace between their two peoples. Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks to them about their new book, "The Future is Peace: A Shared…...
Natural disasters can cause another crisis for those recovering from opioid addiction
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (1193+ words) A day after Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina in late September 2024, Toni Brewer had no power or water. The storm had strewn fallen trees across most roads, wiped out phone and internet communications, and put some neighborhoods near…...
How Mexican American workers built Merced's vibrant Grupero music scene
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (1858+ words) This story was originally published by The Merced FOCUS. Weekends in the Central Valley followed a rhythm of their own in the 1980s and 90s. At the end of long days in the fields, packing sheds, and canneries, farmworkers gathered at bars,…...
East Orosi residents celebrate groundbreaking for long-awaited new water system
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (490+ words) This story was originally published by SJV Water. Residents of the tiny Tulare County town of East Orosi gathered Wednesday, April 22, for an event many thought might never happen " the official beginning of construction on a new, $13. 5 million drinking water…...
Scientists search the microbiome for clues to the rise in colorectal cancers
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (855+ words) Like so many in her field, The Ohio State University oncologist Ning Jin is alarmed by the number of patients in their 30s and 40s with late-stage cancer in their lower digestive tract. It's not just that these patients are decades younger…...
Fresno County's "Sumner Peck Ranch' renamed following controversy over human composting
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (386+ words) FRESNO, Calif. " A well-known property along the San Joaquin River north of Fresno has a new name. The site formally known as Sumner Peck Ranch is now being called "Running River Ranch," according to the San Joaquin River Parkway and…...
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (89+ words) KVPR Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on federal fraud charges, alleging that the civil rights group violated federal law by paying its network of informants…...
Prolonged DACA renewals put California educators with temporary immigration status in limbo
4+ day, 45+ min ago (1111+ words) This story was originally published by Ed Source. An early education teacher in California's Central Valley may soon be forced out of the classroom as delays in renewing her immigration status and work authorization stretch far beyond the usual timeline....
Fresno gets a state park in Gov. Gavin Newsom's Earth Day plan
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (800+ words) This story was originally published by Fresnoland. After four decades of piecing the San Joaquin River Parkway together parcel by parcel, the state is preparing to hand six of its properties " 874 acres in all " to California State Parks, giving the…...
ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (796+ words) This story was originally published by Cal Matters. Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California's Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group. Advocates say the agency began transferring immigrant…...