When someone says something nice about us, it can make us feel awkward and uncomfortable. Researchers explain the science behind those emotions — and make the case for accepting genuine praise.
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Romantasy — the fusion of romance and fantasy — is having a major moment. Boosted by #BookTok and shaped by the influence of fan fiction, the book genre is topping bestseller lists and drawing huge crowds at Comic-Con. But for all its success, it's often a target of ridicule. We look at what people get wrong about the misunderstood genre, and why it's connecting with so many readers right now.
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The San Diego Humane Society and Rancho Coastal Humane Society are holding “Clear the Shelters” events in August.
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Fire crews stopped the forward progress of the 12-acre blaze.
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Olympian High School history teacher Keith Hammond moonlights as wrestler Orion Odyssey and returns to the ring for the school's annual Welcome Back Bash fundraiser.
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Soccer is played everywhere in San Diego and Tijuana. But accessing the sport can be a financial challenge. In one San Diego park, a soccer program is supporting refugee and immigrant youth, on and off the pitch.
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Comic-Con may be over, but there’s still something cartoonish going on in the Gaslamp Quarter.
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Lawyers representing detainees at San Diego County’s Otay Mesa Detention Center say overcrowding is forcing their clients to sleep on the floors of their cells and damaging their health.
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Lawyers representing detainees at San Diego County’s Otay Mesa Detention Center say overcrowding is forcing their clients to sleep on the floors of their cells and damaging their health.

Overcrowded conditions plague Otay Mesa and other immigrant detention facilities
The story of one euthanized dog that caused upheaval among San Diego County shelter staff

Thousands of adoptees were never given US citizenship. Now they risk deportation

National City pledged to reduce pollution. Now it’s considering a new industrial biofuel depot

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Advocates push Congress to end Medicare wait for young-onset Alzheimer’s patients

'We should be shocked,' expert on rise in threats to elected officials says

San Diego scientists try to unlock the secrets of cannabis

Fear of immigration raids reshaping daily life for many

Oceanside neighborhood on high alert after family detained by armed ICE agents
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Qué onda friends ¡Este episodio es solo conmigo, Natalie! Hoy quiero compartir contigo el impacto que el cine ha tenido en mi vida.Y además, tuve el enorme gusto de sentarme a platicar con tres cineastas increíbles: Marla Arreola, Marinthia Gutierrez y Nicolasa Ruiz, cuyas vidas también han sido profundamente transformadas por el cine. El trabajo de estas tres mujeres talentosas llegó nada menos que al prestigioso Festival de Cine de Cannes. Juntas, hablamos sobre sus trayectorias, los retos que han enfrentado y cómo están abriendo nuevos caminos en la industria del cine, la televisión… y más allá. ¡No te lo puedes perder!
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We sit down with the reporters behind a new investigative series, looking into where new homes are being built in San Diego County and why some development efforts face pushback.
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