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Shark sighting warning sign posted at a Del Mar beach on July 23, 2019, after a shark was spotted off the coast.

Shark Sightings Prompt Warning Signs In Del Mar

The signs were posted after two juvenile sharks were spotted swimming off the coast. One was spotted early Wednesday morning off 15th Street and one was spotted off 29th Street on Tuesday, city officials said.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case involving the U.S. census.

Can Trump Change A Key Census Count? Supreme Court Hears His Claim

The Constitution says that for reallocating House seats, the census must count the "whole number of persons" in each state. But Trump wants to subtract undocumented immigrants.

Johanna Bernal,pictured in this undated photo, has been a janitor in San Diego for two decades. She's undocumented and is worried about being able to find enough work during the pandemic to pay her bills and care for her three children as a single mother, May 22, 2020.

Building Trust Key To Stopping Coronavirus Spread In Communities Of Color

Latinos make up just one-third of the county's population. But they account for 60% of positive coronavirus cases. So, cities like San Diego are seeing how critical it is to address the issue of trust and fear in communities of color.

President Trump gives remarks Friday on China in the Rose Garden. Alongside him are trade adviser Peter Navarro, from left, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Trump, Retaliating Against Beijing, Revokes Privileges For Hong Kong

President Trump says the U.S. would take a number of steps after China's central government asserted more direct authority over Hong Kong, which it had pledged to treat differently.

An NPR investigation has identified unusual decisions around the process that lead to a Pittsburgh company winning a contract to gather COVID-19 data instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Irregularities in COVID Reporting Contract Award Process Raises New Questions

The administration awarded a contract for a COVID-19 database to TeleTracking Technologies using a process reserved for innovative research. Its CEO had links to the New York real estate world.

Voters in Kirkwood, Mo., cast ballots on Nov. 6, 2018 that helped decide the balance of power in Congress. Next week they'll get the chance to decide whether to expand Medicaid in their state. The measure could extend health coverage to more than 230,000 more Missourians.

Will Missouri Be The Next Red State To Expand Medicaid? Voters To Decide

Advocates for expansion say it would create jobs, protect hospitals from budget cuts, bring billions of federal taxpayer dollars back to the state, and bring health coverage to 230,000 more people.

For the third year in a row, the percentage of companies that offer high-deductible plans as the sole health insurance option will decline in 2020, according to a survey of large employers by the National Business Group on Health.

Firms Seeking Top Workers Find They Can't Offer Only High-Deductible Health Plans

Big firms are again offering more generous health plans alongside or instead of policies with sky-high deductibles. Why? They need to do so to stay competitive and recruit top talent.

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk through Balboa Park. August 1, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 228 New COVID-19 Cases, Five Community Outbreaks

San Diego County health officials reported 228 new COVID-19 infections, the smallest daily increase since June 19, raising the county's cumulative caseload to 32,975.

Food Bank For New York City hosts a pop-up food pantry during Hunger Action Month at Lincoln Center on September 24, 2020.

Food Insecurity In The U.S. By The Numbers

Before the pandemic, the number of families lacking consistent access to enough food had been steadily falling. Today, new estimates point to some of the worst rates of food insecurity in years.

People gather on June 3, at the site where George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.

In A Place Of Tragedy People Resist And Find Solace

The place where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, is now transformed, at least temporarily, into a daily rememberance. People gather to heal, to protest and to be together.

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