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Gaza Sky Geeks, a startup accelerator, is drawing interest and crowdfunding from around the region and the world.

Gaza Tech Incubator Finds Success In International Crowdfunding

Billions have been pledged to help rebuild Gaza, but little of that money has arrived yet. But a startup accelerator is drawing interest and crowdfunding from around the region and the world.

In the episode titled "Ramen Mania," Ivan Orkin, the renegade New Yorker-turned-Japanese-ramen-chef, discusses ramen culture in New York versus Tokyo. Chef Nakamura from Sun Noodles explains what makes a great bowl of ramen and seafood purveyor-turned-ramen-chef Yuji Haraguchi creates a New York deli-style version of his brothless ramen dish, mazemen, using sustainable and typically discarded seafood from a nearby supermarket.

LUCKY CHOW: Season 1

Airs Saturdays, May 14-28 & June 25-July 9, 2016 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED launches season 17 with new hosts Bridget Lancaster (pictured) and Julia Collin Davison. Bridget and Julia have been fixtures on the show from the very beginning, sharing their cooking skills and deep knowledge of food with viewers over the hundreds of recipes they’ve prepared on air as test cooks.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Flavorful Italian Favorites

Airs Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Author Ayelet Waldman is pictured in this undated photo.

How LSD Alleviated Author's Depression

Ayelet Waldman decided to try microdosing to combat her depression when her medication stopped working. Microdosing involves taking a small amount of LSD, in her case 10 micrograms, every three to four days.

China's Chang'e-5 craft, seen here at an exhibition in 2014, will carry out a lunar soft landing, according to the country's space agency.

China Will Launch Moon-Sampling Mission In November

Ahead of a separate plan to visit the moon's far side, China hopes to return lunar samples to Earth in late 2017.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched an Ebola donation campaign on the web site and tossed in $25 million of his money to help fight the virus.

Facebook Friends Ebola Relief, Google Searches For Donations

Those who use two of the world's most popular websites can easily donate to charities working to stem Ebola's spread in West Africa. The money will help, but aid groups say awareness is important too.

Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano updates the media on evacuation and search-and-rescue efforts on Oct. 11, as wildfires devastate the county. At a more recent news conference, Giordano struck down wildfire-related rumors circulating on social media.

Are Social Media Sites Doing Enough To Combat Rumors And False News?

As they struggle with disasters and other crises, police, fire and other public officials are spending an increasing amount of time and resources knocking down rumors spreading on social media.

Demonstrators support former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont in front of the regional parliament in Barcelona on Tuesday. Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium to avoid arrest for leading a secession bid, is facing possible charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds and faces arrest if he returns from Brussels.

Memes, Video Games Mock Catalonia's Prolonged Deadlock With Spain

Smartphone game apps "help us survive the sad, difficult, demoralizing reality of politics," says a Catalan illustrator who helped create a version of Donkey Kong making fun of Catalonia's crisis.

Ten years ago today Chris Messina posted the first hashtag on Twitter: How do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]?

#HappyBirthday: Quintessential Twitter Feature Turns 10

Originally envisioned as a method of organization, the hashtag has gone from an obscure idea to an indelible part of our communication landscape.

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With California Gov. Jerry Brown

California Gov. Jerry Brown reflects on his nearly 50-year political career in an interview with All Things Considered's Ari Shapiro.

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