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Attacker Rams Van Into Barcelona Crowd, 13 Dead And 100 Hurt
Reports say Catalan police killed four people who were suspected of planning to carry out a second attack in Cambrils, a seaside resort town about 62 miles from Barcelona.
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San Onofre Settlement Deal Could Be Headed To Court
Consumer lawyer Mike Aguirre has asked the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to send his lawsuit to overturn the settlement over the nuclear plant to San Diego federal court.
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Neo-Nazi Images In Charlottesville 'Too Much To Bear' For Jewish Seniors In Encinitas
“I felt absolutely destroyed because I didn’t think it could happen in America. I just couldn’t believe it,” said Lee Zlotnick, 89, choking back tears at a discussion at her retirement home in Encinitas.
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New Report Details Ship Collision That Killed Two San Diego Sailors
The report focuses on the immediate aftermath of the USS Fitzgerald collision and paints a harrowing account of the conditions faced by 35 sailors who had been asleep at the time.
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New Medicare Website Measures Quality Of Hospice Care
For patients facing the end of life and for their loved ones, how to select a hospice can be challenging. Now a new national scorecard shows which hospices do a better job at easing the process of death, and those that need to improve.
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'Brewchive' To Document San Diego's Craft Beer Industry
An online archive of documents related to the growth of San Diego's craft brewing industry is scheduled to be launched Friday at Cal State San Marcos.
Local News
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Once Shot For Advocating For Girls' Education, Malala Is Going To Oxford
The young Pakistani-born woman shot by the Taliban because she advocated for girls' education is now headed to Oxford. Malala Yousafzai is also the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
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'We're Not Them' — Condemning Charlottesville And Condoning White Resentment
A scholar and a journalist offer context and analysis on the events in Charlottesville and the politics of white anger.
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'That's Good,' Philippine President Says, As Drug Raids Kill Unprecedented Numbers
Police raids in the Philippines over a three-day span killed dozens of people suspected of selling or using drugs. They're the bloodiest known days in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
National News
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Podcast Episode 124: RIP George A. Romero, Godfather Of The Undead
George A. Romero died on July 16. The zombie community paid tribute to him during Comic-Con, and I gather some of those memories and an archive interview with him for this remembrance.
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Renowned Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw Discusses ‘Another Kind of Madness’
Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw writes about his experience growing up with a mentally ill father in his new memoir “Another Kind of Madness: A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness.”
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Barry Edelstein Gives Us A Vigorous, Youthful 'Hamlet'
For some actors and directors, Shakespeare's "Hamlet" represents a challenge that must be met at some point in one's career. Five years into his job as artistic director at The Old Globe Theatre, Barry Edelstein is meeting that challenge and directing his first "Hamlet."
Arts & Living
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SummerFest 2017: Beethoven's Violin Sonatas III
La Jolla Music Society continues SummerFest with the Complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas III. This free concert, hosted by Marcus Overton, will feature musicians Jennifer Koh, Scott Cuellar, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu and the Rodin Trio.
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KAABOO Discovery Night
KAABOO Del Mar is adding one local and emerging comedy act to the HUMOR ME lineup. With its stop at the American Comedy Company, you will be the judge. Vote for your favorite and who you want to see on the HUMOR ME stage.
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Summergrass San Diego
Summergrass San Diego celebrates 15 years of our great bluegrass music festival this year at the historic Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum. Enjoy world-class entertainment, instrument raffles, kids camp, music workshops, camping, food and vendors.
Community Events
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Watch Shows On Your Schedule
Watch smart shows on your schedule with KPBS Passport, video streaming for members ($60 yearly), using your computer, smartphone, tablet, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire or Chromecast.
Watch New Titles: "Weekend In Havana"; Rare episode 1; Nature's Great Race "Elephants" and "Caribou"; Masterpiece "My Mother And Other Strangers" (all 5 episodes); Big Pacific (all 5 episodes); The Story Of China (all 6 episodes)
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myKPBS Film Club
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