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  • Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
  • In a new report, GLAAD found that 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation.
  • A new law takes aim at wage theft, which disproportionately impacts lower-wage workers, especially immigrants, women and people of color.
  • The lawsuit accused them of causing a health crisis by distributing 81 million pills over eight years in one West Virginia county ravaged by opioid addiction.
  • In the history of popular music, there have been few singer / songwriters that have been as prolific and impactful as the legendary Carole King & James Taylor. Carole King has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame respectively. She wrote several Top Ten hits for various groups with her partner and husband Gerry Goffin during the '60's and in 1971, her Tapestry album became the top-selling pop solo album ever and held that position until Michael Jackson's Thriller in 1982. Over the course of her long career, she penned over 400 songs that have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists. James Taylor rose to fame in the 1970s, when he became known for writing and performing sensitive, affecting songs. Over the course of a long-running career, Taylor has won five Grammy Awards and is the first artist to have top 10 albums in each of the last 6 decades. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and received a National Medal of the Arts in 2011. Taylor continues to be esteemed as a songwriter and performer whose work speaks to people's inner emotional lives. In November of 2007, Carole King and James Taylor came together to perform a concert that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The concert was also a reunion of the two artists who performed regularly together in the early ‘70’s. With the intent to pay tribute to this legendary musical collaboration , Stephen Bock of the stellar tribute to James Taylor “Taylor Made” has joined forces with Carla Buffa of the popular Southern California Carole King tribute “Sweet Seasons” to put together a show that honors the legacy of both of these renowned performers. When you attend a Taylor Made Tapestry performance, you will be astounded by this bands immaculate renderings of such classic numbers as “Fire and Rain”, “It’s Too Late”, “Carolina in My Mind”, “So Far Away”, Your Smiling Face”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “Shower the People”, “Jazzman”, “You’ve Got a Friend”, “Locomotion”……. this excellent group of musicians faithfully pay tribute to these iconic artists with outstanding accuracy and attention to detail. Come and celebrate the music of two of the most renowned pop artists of our generation with Taylor Made Tapestry, a Tribute to Carole King & James Taylor.
  • It’s one of our favorite days of the year—and all activities and resources are free and open to the public! Kids of all abilities will love this event brought to you by the Special Needs Resource Foundation. Below is just a glimpse of what to expect—there is much more! Join us for our All Inclusive Day of Play & Resource Fair on Friday, July 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Miramar Hourglass Recreation Center. Activity Stations for kids including favorites: Light Saber Creation Station, Rubber Duckies Literacy Pond, Super Wheelchair Course & many more! Family Resources & Networking – Resource and service providers will be on-site to speak with parents and offer helpful information. Be sure to pick up a copy of Flourishing Families at the Special Needs Resource Foundation of San Diego booth. Sign up for your FREE TICKETS here! *Craft projects and giveaways available while supplies last.
  • The streaming service had forecast that it would lose 2 million subscribers. The less severe loss, combined with a projection of growth in July to September, helped lift Netflix's battered stock.
  • The Southwestern Artists Association in Studio 23, Spanish Village Arts Center, Balboa Park in San Diego, is pleased to present the featured artists’ show: "The Inspiring Power of Color." Natasha Monahan Papousek, Asha Sisson, and Jill Treadwell Svendsen are all very different as artists, but share a love of vibrant color and its power to inspire and heal. Visit Southwestern Artists Association- Studio 23 on Facebook
  • Researchers found that the HIV incidence rate among people who use drugs in Tijuana had risen to an unprecedented 11% per year.
  • After Hurricane Katrina in 2006, hundreds of workers from India were promised jobs in what labor organizer Saket Soni calls "one of the largest cases of forced labor in modern U.S. history."
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