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In California, a high-profile lawsuit is seeking to halt construction of a new $500 million rail yard next to the Port of Los Angeles. Activists, including a national environmental group that's spearheading the opposition, say the massive project would mean even more pollution for nearby neighborhoods that already have some of the worst air in the country.

Democrat Ron Barber has won a special House election in Southern Arizona to finish the term of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

There's lots to do on a rainy day this Culture Lust weekend, like an artsy glimpse at S.D.'s culture club, electro beats from Fresh Sound, and a night at the museum—with vampires!

The author of the bestselling book “No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden,” has also apparently shared his insider knowledge as a former Navy SEAL with the video game industry, to help in the creation of a new game called "Medal of Honor Warfighter."

The man who wrote "The Charleston" also had orchestral music played at Carnegie Hall. Baltimore Symphony conductor Marin Alsop retraces her detective work in uncovering lost symphonic works by jazz piano pioneer James P. Johnson.

Airs Friday, August 2, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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Governor Jerry Brown ordered flags above the State Capitol lowered to half-staff to honor fallen Army Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom of Hayward, California.