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San Diego On Shortlist For Army Command Center
San Diego is on the shortlist of locations for a U.S. Army command center focused on cutting-edge technology and military modernization, the San Diego Regional EDC announced Tuesday.
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EPA Grants Awarded To Monitor Border Waste
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday awarded $326,776 in grants to groups that will manage and monitor waste, including sewage spills, along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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ICE Arrests 53 People In San Diego County Immigration Sweep
Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 44 immigrants living in the U.S. illegally last week during a five-day sweep through San Diego County, and another nine immigrants living in the U.S. illegally in the days before the sweeps began, authorities said Tuesday.
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Anti-Issa Protesters End Rallies, Turn to Canvassing
A long-running congressional protest came to an end Tuesday. Demonstrators who have rallied weekly outside Republican Congressman Darrell Issa office in Vista for more than a year, are now planning to focus their energies on getting out the vote.
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Calif. Democrats Vying For US House May Crowd Each Other Out
Fresh-faced Democrats are packing U.S. House races nationwide, inspired to run in the Trump era with hopes of seizing long-held Republican seats in a much-anticipated "blue wave."
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County To Lay Off 38 Employees As Part Of Plan To Shrink Animal Services Department
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to move forward with laying off 38 full-time Animal Services employees as part of a plan to shrink the department.
Local News
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'Tea Party Liberal' Promises To Bring A Blue Wave To West Virginia
Richard Ojeda is a progressive Democrat from coal country who campaigns in combat boots. Supporters say he's the kind of Democrat who might be able to win in a solid Trump state in 2018.
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VA Nominee In Limbo As Senators Weigh Allegations
The president met Tuesday with Navy Rear Adm. Dr. Ronny Jackson, a White House official confirmed to NPR. The official said Jackson wants to keep fighting and that Trump supports his decision.
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The Supreme Court's Grand Finale: Trump's Travel Ban
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in the long-anticipated travel ban case. It is the last argument of the term.
National News
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San Diego Band, The Routine Brings The Funk
The Routine joins KPBS Midday Edition on Tuesday with performances of "Funk Like This" and "Babylon Love."
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San Diego Musicians Vie For NPR Tiny Desk Fame
NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts have attracted performers from Adele to Chance the Rapper, putting on shows inside the newsroom. This year, more than 40 amateur musicians from San Diego and Imperial Valley are hoping for a ticket to Washington, D.C. and NPR fame.
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San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Spaces And Places
This weekend celebrates some of San Diego’s most beloved spaces and places, like Chicano Park and the former Sherwood Auditorium.
Arts & Living
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'Losing The Nobel Prize': A Book Discussion & Signing
Join the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination and the UC San Diego Library for a profound discussion that explores the perils of science’s highest honor with astrophysicist Brian Keating and celebrated science fiction writer David Brin.
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Exploring Oceans: STEM Career Night
Gain valuable resources while learning more about ocean-related STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) professions. Open to students in grades 6-12. Ages 15 and under must be accompanied by a paid adult.
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'South Pacific'
San Diego Musical Theatre presents "South Pacific," winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Libretto. The show runs April 27 through May 27 at The Horton Grand Theatre.
Community Events
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myKPBS Film Club
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