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No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them.

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin and Palestinian actor Alex Bakri about the film 'Let it Be Morning'.

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid, directly altering its path through space. Scientists are still studying the space rock to learn more.

Scientists have learned that northern elephant seals — massive creatures found along the Pacific Coast of North America — cobble together a couple hours of sleep using underwater power naps.

DISCO RIOT is a local innovative dance company, focused on collaborative, movement-based art. Throughout the past two years of the pandemic, Disco Riot has created some beautiful dance films and projects, like the "Move American" series of short films about voting issues, or "A Year of Distance." I also recently watched the company add choreography to contemporary artist Ana de Alvear's hyperrealistic drawings at the San Diego Museum of Art. Disco Riot returns to SDMA for a new SDMA+ project, reflecting on Cauleen Smith's contemporary video work — which is itself a work inspired by an early 1600s masterpiece in the museum's collection, Juan Sánchez Cotán’s "Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber." RELATED: A Not-So Still Life: Cauleen Smith At SDMA The short performances are free with museum admission, and take place in the museum's rotunda. Smith's installation is still on view at SDMA. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS (from San Diego weekend arts preview) From the museum: Friday, April 1 at 3:30 and 4:00 p.m. Free with Museum admission. The modern dancers of DISCO RIOT explore the Art of the Americas through movement and physical expression in this special live performance inspired by Cauleen Smith’s video installation “Flori Canta”. These seven-minute performance sets will take place in the Museum rotunda at 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Performance date and times are subject to change. Related links: Disco Riot on Instagram Disco Riot on Facebook SDMA on Instagram SDMA visiting information

Ayurveda has a deep understanding of how the causes of imbalances relate to the effects experienced on different levels of the person: Physical, psychological, spiritual. Treatments in Ayurveda therefore treat the person as a whole. SamaDosha SamaDhatu SamaAgnishcha Mala kriyaha Prasanna- atmenindriya Manah swastha Ityabhidhiyate –Acharya Sushruta This definition of health translates to: health is when all systems in the body: digestion, elimination, emotional, sensory system, and spiritual self are synchronized with the environment. We know there are many symptoms resulting from cancer treatments. We will discuss how Ayurveda can treat different body systems by: Bringing Doshas into balance Bringing Agni – digestive capacity to good functioning levels without which no nutrition can be assimilated Allow smooth and effective waste elimination so the body is kept in a clean working environment Along with Yoga and other similar modalities Ayurveda can address emotional and mental well-being with herbal recommendations Provide simple dietary advice and herbal recommendations for overall well-being. Nina Shah is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and a health coach in the San Diego area since 2015. She is also founder of Omkar Ayurveda offering Ayurvedic wellness services. Her training is in classical Ayurveda including Panchakarma. Nina’s passion lies in bringing Ayurveda to life in our fast paced environment.

The restrictions passed through Utah's Republican-supermajority Legislature reflect how politicians' perceptions of technology companies are changing — and that includes pro-business Republicans.

An American rabbi reflects on his online friendship with Jacob, a member of Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish community — and what he has learned from their conversations.

The California Big City Mayors, a bipartisan coalition of mayors of the state's 13 most populous cities, offered its full support of two bills authored by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) intended to "make it easier for severely mentally ill people to get the help they need."