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Voters rejected two previous measures. All three were backed by unions representing health care workers, who say it’s a matter of patient safety.

PARADISE TBD is a chamber opera for five singers and electronics by Clinton McCallum that explores the aftermath of natural disasters, and the ways that memory and trauma shape our collective subconscious. Each of the characters come from a different time and place, and come to discover that they are survivors of cataclysmic events including Hurricane Katrina, the Wuhan flood of 1931, the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, and the great Bengal famine of 1770. These characters find themselves floating together on a raft in an infinite void, and by telling their harrowing stories they participate in a ritual of community-building and confession. They are guided through the process of remembering by a mysterious figure, who speaks with language beyond human understanding and leads the group to a collective transformation. PARADISE TBD investigates the ways that climate change, poverty, colonialism, and corruption inflict generational trauma on people living on the precarious edges of society. The opera suggests that communal healing can be achieved through the act of storytelling, and seeks to locate the possibility of a more utopian future within the rubble of the past and present. PARADISE TBD is directed by Robert Castro with music direction by Brendan Nguyen. The cast of local singers includes sopranos Mariana Flores Bucio and Anishka Lee-Skorepa, mezzo-soprano Leslie Ann Leytham, baritone Jonathan Nussman, and tenor Miguel Angel Zazueta. Programs and text will be provided in English and Spanish. Get tickets

With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control.

Michigan faces a key vote on abortion rights as patients travel there from other states. At a clinic near Detroit, many women share what abortion access means for their own lives and futures.

Life or death in this country's only specialized clinic depends on how fast people can make the arduous trip to get there and the number of doses on hand.

Investors are still hopeful that lawmakers will clinch a deal to raise or suspend the debt ceiling. That's because failure to do so could have devastating consequences in markets.

Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.

An 18-year-old from Texas created an app using artificial intelligence that may someday help detect suicide risk.

Federal law requires organizations that get federal funding to provide services in languages that can be understood by everyone. California has the largest population of non-English speakers. This can be a challenge for someone who is limited English proficient (LEP). Often LEP folks experience care delays, longer hospital stay, and sub-optimal quality. One third of U.S. hospitals fail to provide interpretation services and one fourth of hospitals that serve patients that need language services do not provide them. The problem is due to the accessibility and the cost of having an interpreter for everyday communication. Currently, patients are told that they “might” have someone that speaks a language which can lead to greater issues of loss of confidentiality and potential medical errors since it means a worker is taken away from their actual work position. Further, LEP and minority patients are routinely excluded from important clinical trials and research due to a language barrier. A lack of minorities in research like COVID-19 vaccine studies and cancer treatments could be improved by incorporating trained bilingual researcher assistants (BiRA). Though many bilingual students are often confident in conversational speaking, they might be unsure about using language skills in a research setting. Our project will help students to build up their existing or Legacy language skills, in addition to providing cultural and clinically competent training in research with LEP and vulnerable populations.

Ash Williams has been on the front line for reproductive health in his state. Now, another challenge arises.