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For the sake of argument, let's agree that when we use the word "inauguration" in this particular post, we are talking about the multiday, ball-bestrewn, soiree-soaked, tuxedo-dappled extravaganza that costs tens of millions of dollars and often leaves many Americans out in the cold -- figuratively and literally.

In 2008, linguist K. David Harrison traveled to Arunachal Pradesh, a remote region in northeast India, where he discovered a hidden language: Koro. A few hundred people speak Koro, Harrison says, and those who speak it didn't notice how distinct it was. He documents this language, and his efforts to help revitalize dying languages, in his new book, The Last Speakers.

"The Maya never, ever, said anything about the world ending at any time — much less, this year," says an archaeologist who helped translate the ancient culture's hieroglyphs. Still, David Stuart says, he often gets emails from people who want more details about the end of days.

The number of GM dealerships in San Diego will shrink as a result of the automaker’s bankruptcy. But the GM dealerships that survive expect to be stronger.

California’s air regulators are expected to adopt the final rules for a contentious “cap and trade” program Thursday. It’s a key part of the state’s landmark effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In Pakistan, a 15-year-old girl is in the hospital with a bullet wound in her head. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting. Malala Yousefzai has spent several years criticizing violent Islamist militants who do not want girls to have an education.

"If you are bitten by a snake don't try to clean the wound or make any incisions like they used to do in the past."

Dealing with cancer-we hear first hand from KPBS reporter Peggy Pico and research being done right here in San Diego, that's making a difference.

Nearly everyone reported so many things wrong in the first 24 hours after the Sandy Hook shootings that it's hard to single out any one news organization or reporter for criticism.

Airs Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV