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Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data.

Shelter villages offer temporary and private places for the unhoused to sleep and store belongings. One of the newest, The Bridge, opened recently in central Illinois.

The British folk-rock band shares world-weary anthems to growing older, weathering the innumerable blows of life and coming out on the other side, hopefully a little wiser.

Launched by the Scripps Research Translational Institute, the trial will test a repurposed GLP-1 drug, tirzepatide, and if it can provide relief for long COVID symptoms.

The evolving situation around the government shutdown and SNAP benefits has left many community members reeling. We look at how the uncertainty has impacted seniors experiencing food insecurity in San Diego.

The painting is worth more than a million euros ($1.2 million). Proceeds from the sale will benefit France's leading financial supporter of Alzheimer's research.

Do you want to see your writing in magazines? Would you like to receive a check for what you write? If your goal is to write personal essays and get paid for them, this is the class for you. We will go through idea generation, how to find publications that are right for your idea, and how to pitch to editors and locate their e-mail addresses. You will finish the class with several ideas for essays, where to pitch them, and with a list of resources to build those bylines! Note: We are offering TWO scholarships for writers who self-identify as having financial need. If you are interested, please contact Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org. Thank you! San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Money matters, but meaning does too. Explore careers that align with your values and mission. This interactive workshop explores options and matches interests and aspirations, highlighting self-discovery, opportunity awareness, and planning next steps with confidence. This is a free in-person program at Skyline Hills Library for High School age youth and Emerging Adults (ages 18-25). Registration is encouraged.

Find out how apprenticeships and co-ops let you earn money while gaining skills and credentials. This interactive workshop explores options and matches interests and aspirations, highlighting self-discovery, opportunity awareness, and planning next steps with confidence. This is a free in-person program at Logan Heights Library for High School age youth and adults (18+). Registration is encouraged.

The growing popularity of fast fiction – short stories under 1,000 words in length and sometimes drastically shorter than that – can be attributed to more than the digitalization of content and the shortening of attention spans. In truth, writers and readers alike are discovering that short fiction need not be lesser fiction. The flash-fiction form allows writers to not only be concise but to be creative in ways they perhaps hadn’t thought possible. This course is a guide to that form and its possibilities. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram