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Asylum Seekers Stake Claims On Patch Of US Soil At Border
Several asylum seekers, joined by two members of the U.S. Congress, waited on a small patch of U.S. soil for hours demanding that their claims be processed immediately, challenging a U.S. policy to make people wait in Mexico if there are capacity constraints.
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Medical Foster Homes Can Be An Option For Elderly Veterans, But The VA Won't Pay For Them
- Dec. 18
- Carson Frame/American Homefront
For thousands of elderly veterans, long term care means living in a nursing home or institutional care setting. But some have found a much homier option.
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VA Still Arbitrarily Cutting Caregivers From Program, Even As It Aims To Expand
- Dec. 18
- Quil Lawrence / NPR
Congress told the VA to expand its caregiver program to include pre-Sept. 11 vets, but the VA has failed to meet a deadline in the law.
Local News
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Who Are San Diego's 'Voices Of The Year?'
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Rep. Juan Vargas On Possible Government Shutdown, Migrant Caravan
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UN Approves Compact To Support World's Refugees; US Objects
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Arts & Living
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Animated 'Spider-Man' Leads Weekend Releases
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San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Billie, Bob and Mary
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Only At Digital Gym Cinema: 'Roma' And 'Snowflake'
Community Events
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Windham Hill Winter Solstice
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
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Irish Christmas In America 'Jingles All The Way' To Escondido For The Holidays!
California Center for the Arts: Escondido
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
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Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Center
Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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