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Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.
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The Port of Entry team sits down with Tijuana native Jorge Meraz, host of “Crossing South,” to unpack the fear, headlines and misconceptions that shape how many people in the U.S. see the border — and what the reality is actually like.
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Adriana Heldiz/CalMattersSan Diego is cutting arts, parks and libraries to fill a $146 million budget hole; Los Angeles and San Francisco face similar plights. -
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California voters, including those in San Diego County, will decide in November whether to impose new voter identification and citizenship verification requirements under a proposed constitutional amendment that qualified for the November ballot, state officials announced Friday.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: The 9th annual San Diego Book Crawl; Panda Fest; City Nature Challenge; new visual art at Deixis Gallery; Without Walls (WOW) Fest; San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase; new indie pop; a climate dance party and more.
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Months after San Diego’s Animal Services Department cut ties with the department heads, a new leadership duo will manage operations.
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South County pediatrician reflects on 7 years as Dr. Plastic Picker
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America, the world’s great melting pot … really?
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East County green energy boom sparks concern over impacts to natural landscape, cultural sites
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We check in on the latest military stories from the KPBS newsroom. Then, we go to a San Diego Storytellers segment with the region's first poet laureate. And finally, how local bookstores are celebrating the annual San Diego Book Crawl. -
San Diego congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar violated Pentagon rules on political campaigns. Then, hear from a Logan Heights library assistant who is retiring after nearly 40 years at the branch. And, why concert ticket prices have skyrocketed since the pandemic. Plus, things to do this weekend.
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- State board now has rules to distribute Prop. 4 funds for cross-border pollution fixes
- Federal appeals court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear identification
- Rep. Juan Vargas denies receiving AIPAC money, contradicting the public record
