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Joe Harper, CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, welcomes potential owners to the Thoroughbred Owners Conference in Del Mar, preceding the Breeders Cup, Oct. 30 2017.

Del Mar Gears Up For Super Bowl Of Horse Racing: The Breeders Cup

Del Mar is gearing up to host the Breeders Cup, the Super Bowl of horse racing, for the first time this weekend. Horse racing as a sport is on the decline, but big meets like this still attract plenty of fans, and plenty of money.

Shahin Najafi (right) and Leili Bazargan (left).

INDEPENDENT LENS: When God Sleeps

Airs Monday, April 2, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

A flock of drones flying against a sunset. On Wednesday the Department of Transportation announced the launch of a pilot program that will lead to new regulations.

Government Will Test And Collect Data From New Drone Programs In 10 States

"Data gathered from these pilot projects will form the basis of a new regulatory framework to safely integrate drones into our national airspace," Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Wednesday.

A house is surrounded by flood water in Lumberton, N.C., on Monday.

Florence Death Toll Rises To 32 As Rivers Continue To Flood In N.C. And S.C.

A toddler's body was recovered on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. Moody's Analytics estimates the cost of now-Post-Tropical Cyclone Florence's damage at $17 billion to $22 billion.

Tkay Maidza performed at this year's South By Southwest music festival.

The Austin 100

Hear 100 handpicked, totally free songs from the best new artists performing at SXSW 2017.

Members of the Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response team escort utility workers to a flooded substation to inspect transformers in Newport, N.C., on Sunday.

Florence Death Toll Rises To 23 As Rivers Continue To Flood In N.C. And S.C.

A toddler's body was recovered on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. Moody's Analytics estimates the cost of Hurricane Florence's damage at between $17 billion and $22 billion.

President Trump walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday on Sentosa Island in Singapore.

Friend Or Foe? Trump Takes On Allies As He Warms Up To North Korea

In the past week, President Trump has praised North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un, while criticizing allies in Canada and Europe.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, pictured earlier this month on Capitol Hill, spoke Wednesday about the recent suicide of his wife after a long struggle with depression, chronic pain and opioid dependence.

Ala. Attorney General Talks About Late Wife's Mental Health And Dependence Struggles

In an emotional news conference Wednesday, Steve Marshall said he felt compelled to tell his family's "most personal secret" in the hope it could help others.

A New 'Taxonomy Of Corruption' In Nigeria Finds 500 Different Kinds

A researcher has developed a tool to document all the forms corruption takes in Nigeria. What can it teach us?

From left, Gavin Wright, Patrick Eugene Stein and Curtis Allen were convicted Wednesday of plotting to bomb a Kansas apartment complex housing Somali immigrants.

Three Kansas Men Found Guilty Of Bomb Plot Targeting Somali Muslim Immigrants

A months-long FBI investigation reportedly yielded a recording of one of the defendants saying, "The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim." The defense argued it was protected free speech.

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