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A map showing the southern coast of San Diego County and the beaches that could be polluted by raw sewage flows from the Tijuana region. Undated photo

Courtesy: UC San Diego

Oceanographers create 5-day forecast for beach pollution

Thomas Fudge

Beaches on San Diego’s south coast have been closed countless times by sewage discharge in the Tijuana River Valley. Now there’s a way to predict when water pollution will be a problem.

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Critics say GOP Medicaid cuts could slash fentanyl addiction treatment

Brian Mann

Republicans hope to save a lot of tax dollars by cutting Medicaid. Drug policy experts say as many as a million Americans in treatment for addiction could lose coverage.
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Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out

Gabrielle Emanuel

Rebecca Davis

Photos by Ben de la Cruz

Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
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How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers

Kat McGowan

The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to cut its budget could jeopardize supports family and caregivers rely on.
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Be the dinosaur. Gobble up leafy greens for fiber and nutrients, nutritionists say

Sarah Boden

On TikTok, people are gobbling up greens like they are giant primeval beasts. Nutritionists say it's not a bad way to get more fiber and micronutrients in.
Education

DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'

Cory Turner

The program, Charting My Path for Future Success, aimed to help teens with disabilities transition from high school to the real world. It abruptly ended when DOGE terminated its federal contract.
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Here's how to retrain your brain to crave movement more than screen time

Diana Hill

Katy Bowman

If you're finding yourself glued to your phone these days, scrolling the news, here's how to change your habits and get moving instead.
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They call it soccer for 'grannies.' It's fierce -- and it's fun

Ryan Lenora Brown

Photos by Samantha Reinders

The players are women over 50. The oldest this year is 87. They took the field in South Africa for their "World Cup." One team was crowned the winner but all the players consider themselves champions.
Health

Mental health workers go on hunger strike, demanding better pay and benefits

Katia Riddle

After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union's demands for parity with how the company's other workers are treated.
Health

Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened

Melody Schreiber

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."
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'I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality,' VA therapists ordered to tell veterans

Katia Riddle

Mental health therapists at Veterans Affairs should begin sessions with patients saying they are in a shared office space, a memo obtained by NPR says. Trump's back-to-office orders start Monday for VA.