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Despite fears the federal government will use personal information from financial aid applications to identify immigrant parents who lack legal status, the number of high school senior applicants from mixed-status families has not decreased as much as some thought it would, according to the California Student Aid Commission.
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A new limited podcast series, "Short Wave: Sea Camp," explores the science of the sea, and how it plays a central role in sustaining life on Earth.
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Victims and advocates against human trafficking continue to raise awareness around the issue. An event this week will bring law enforcement leaders and businesses into the conversation.
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The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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Gov. Newsom pledges state funding to maintain The Trevor Project’s 988 hotline option as local advocates warn of rising mental health needs in San Diego.
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KPBS Midday EditionFour artists will explore themes of diasporic identity and more in an upcoming performance arts festival, as part of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Emerging Artist Fellowship.
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The San Diego Public Library will celebrate "Wuthering Heights" with dance this Saturday.
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"Adjunct" has its theatrical debut Thursday night at Digital Gym Cinema, with writer-director Ron Najor in person.
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Between 30,000 and 70,000 children adopted by American families from other countries never became U.S. citizens, according to the Adoptee Rights Campaign.
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The funding bill allocates $75 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis spoke with Adam Isacson from the Washington Office on Latin America about how that could impact ICE arrests, detentions and deportations.

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

Emily Brontë, Kate Bush and a classic novel celebrated in The Most 'Wuthering Heights' Day Ever

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
A life-changing youth behavioral program is set to lose funding under Trump
Rail advocates fear Del Mar project could lock in slower, more polluting trains to LA

Keeping Indigenous culture alive on the air
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We discuss how Congress' move to revoke $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will impact NPR and PBS member stations, including KPBS.
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California will keep the Trevor Project’s LGBTQ+ crisis line running after federal funding was cut. Then, a new inclusive program that’s offering free legal services to LGBTQ+ Mexicans. Plus, we speak to KPBS General Manager Deanna Mackey about the impact federal cuts will have on KPBS.
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