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Sali Hafez (center), accompanied by activists, looks at her phone on Wednesday after breaking into a BLOM Bank branch in Beirut, Lebanon, brandishing what she later said was a toy pistol and taking $13,000 from her trapped savings account.

A woman with a toy gun grabs her savings from a Beirut bank

She broke into a bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings amid strict limits on withdrawals set by Lebanese banks. She said she needed the money to fund her sister's cancer treatment.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin campaigns for Republican congressional candidate Yesli Vega at a restaurant in Fredericksburg, Va. Youngkin noted Vega could make history by becoming Virginia's first Latino congressional representative.

Latino voters weigh abortion rights — and the economy — in a key congressional race

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., is running for reelection in a newly drawn district against Republican Yesli Vega as the national conversation on abortion plays out, especially with Latino voters.

Maimie McCoy as Lucienne Hassel and Marc Warren as Piet Van der Valk

VAN DER VALK On MASTERPIECE: Season 2

Premieres Sundays, Sept. 25 – Oct. 9, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS App. Binge the 3-episode new season starting the same day as the broadcast premiere with KPBS Passport! Marc Warren (The Good Wife) reprises his role as Commissaris Piet Van der Valk in the second season of the Amsterdam-set police drama. Maimie McCoy (All Creatures Great and Small), Luke Allen-Gale (The Borgias), Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Ready Player One), Darrell D’Silva (Atlanta) and Emma Fielding (Bridgerton) all return to their respective roles.

Phoebe Plummer, pictured at a demonstration in London's Piccadilly Circus in early October, spoke to Morning Edition about the tactics Just Stop Oil is using to draw attention to the urgency of climate change.

The activist who threw soup on a van Gogh says it's the planet that's being destroyed

Phoebe Plummer, a climate activist with Just Stop Oil, speaks with NPR's Morning Edition about what the group wants, and why they're turning to controversial tactics to get it.

Artist Keone Nunes who revived the ancient art form of kakau in Hawaii.

SKINDIGENOUS: Hawaii - Keone Nunes

Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / not available on demand. If Keone Nunes had never picked up the tools and answered the call to master of kakau, there would likely be no traditional tattooing in Hawaii today. SKINDIGENOUS is a 13-part documentary series exploring the art of tattooing as practiced by Indigenous peoples around the world.

Attendees watch David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs & Co., on a screen as he speaks during a panel session at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.

Wall Street eager to strike deals with Saudi Arabia, despite political concerns

U.S. executives and billionaire investors are mingling and making deals at a conference nicknamed "Davos in the Desert," even as the White House reevaluates relations with Saudi Arabia.

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Aug. 5. The majority of America's top companies have reported strong earnings, but warning signs about the economy are also emerging from their corporate earnings.

3 warning signs about the economy coming out of America's top companies

Companies are bracing for potential trouble ahead by lowering their advertising budgets, cutting costs and adapting to their customers' changing spending habits.

Active shooter safety plans at San Diego schools

A local elementary school was locked down on Wednesday because of an active shooter threat. We look at safety plans developed by the San Diego County Office of Education. Meanwhile, San Ysidro's long running issues with air pollution centers on the region's busy cross border traffic. Lengthy wait times at the border make the situation worse. Plus, San Diego County seeks to fight childhood obesity, a problem that has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.

From left: Democrat Jay Chen and Republican Rep. Michelle Steel are battling for California's 45th Congressional District, home to the largest Vietnamese community in the nation.

Why a Southern California congressional race hinges on Asian American voters

A congressional race in Orange County has become one of the most closely watched contests this election cycle, and will likely trigger a rethink for politicos on how Asian Americans vote.

Horror author R.L. Stine sits next to a skeleton in his home in New York City. Stine's mega-popular kids book series <em>Goosebumps</em> turns 30 this year.

'Goosebumps' is turning 30 — the scariest part is how old that makes you

R.L. Stine's mega-popular series has spawned TV shows, movies and many, many books. A humor writer who stumbled into horror, Stine says its been a thrill to scare so many generations of kids.

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