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The number of overdoses that involve both fentanyl and stimulants like cocaine and meth is growing fast. One way people who use drugs can protect themselves is by using test strips to check for the presence of fentanyl in other drugs.

Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis

A new study finds a 50-fold growth in deaths from combined use of stimulants and opioids. The toxic and contaminated drug supply is to blame.

Ukrainian refugees enter the El Chaparral border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego in April 2022. The foreign-born share of the U.S. population, which had been roughly flat since 2017, rose to nearly 14% last year.

The immigrant population in the U.S. is climbing again, setting a record last year

Census Bureau data show the number of foreign-born people rose by nearly a million in 2022 after years of little growth. Experts say the increase coincides with a gradual reboot of legal immigration.

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, photo a woman types on a keyboard in New York.

UC San Diego researcher finds new vulnerabilities for email providers

San Diego cybersecurity experts discovered some email providers are very vulnerable to hackers who impersonate other people on the network.

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Eunice Antonio (left) — a patient care technician — listens to speakers during a Chula Vista City Council meeting, Sept. 12, 2023.

Chula Vista looks at health care worker minimum pay

After hours of public comment and council discussion on Tuesday night, the council moved the proposal forward for a hearing.

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with members at a Labor Day parade in Detroit, on Sept. 4, 2023. Fain plans to undertake strategic strikes at Big 3 automaker plants if talks fail on a new contract.

The UAW unveils major plan if talks with Big 3 automakers fail: The 'stand up strike'

The United Auto Workers could strike at targeted auto plants before expanding the walkouts to additional locations if the union and the Detroit Three automakers fail to reach a new contract.

A group of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, DACA recipients and allies march through Border Field State Park, Feb. 7, 2018.

A federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal. Issue likely to be decided by US Supreme Court

A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

The SDSU Bookstore on the San Diego State University campus before the start of the spring 2022 semester.

CSU Board approves five-year annual 6% tuition hikes

Tuition for California State University students will increase by 6% annually for five years beginning in 2024-25.

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