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Tablets suspected to be fentanyl are placed on a graph to measure their size at the Drug Enforcement Administration Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York.

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to life in prison for 11 fentanyl deaths

Aaron Broussard was sentenced to life in prison for 11 deaths that were tied to controlled substances he sold. Those who died thought they were taking Adderall, but they actually ingested fentanyl.

A Drag Queen Christmas at Balboa Theatre

Join Balboa Theater in A Drag Queen Christmas ! Here we come bigger and better this holiday season with your favorite queens performing live on stage. Hosted by Trinity The Tuck and Monet X Change and featuring Brooke Lynn Hytes, Kylie Sonique Love, Crystal Methyd, Heidi N Closet, Jan Sport, and Alyssa Edwards. It's a magical night of fun with holiday classics and naughty shenanigans - with our all new production. All ages welcome - but remember - this is The Naughty Tour! Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. There will be a 20-minute intermission. Presented by Murray & Peter. Date: Dec. 3, 2021 Time: 7pm-10pm Location: Balboa Theater Cost: $75-$150 For more information and ticket purchases please visit HERE!

Holiday Boozy Garden Tea Time at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa

Join us at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa on Saturday, Dec. 18 from Noon - 3 p.m. Escape to Estancia La Jolla’s lush Secret Garden, a whimsical holiday world where the gin and tea flow and seasonal treats delight. Come dressed in your most festive outfit and indulge in tableside bottle service including two gin craft cocktails, gourmet Smith Tea selections, petite holiday treats, and dainty savory sandwiches. Tickets are available for $80. Space is limited so make sure to secure your spot! Date: Dec. 18, 2021 Time: Noon - 3 p.m. Location: Encinita La Jolla Hotel & Spa Cost: $80 For more information and ticket purchases please visit HERE!

A chance meeting in war-torn Ukraine helps reconnect friends half a world away

NPR checks in on a woman in Ukraine, six months after her town was liberated from Russian occupation.

A bird balances on a temporary floating barrier to contain oil that seeped into Talbert Marsh, home to around 90 bird species, after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct. 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, Calif.

The California oil pipeline spill could endanger sea life for years, experts say

Experts say the long-term impacts to the environment — particularly on birds and marine life — could be significant. Officials haven't said what caused the oil to leak from an offshore pipeline.

A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. A federal district court judge found that Warhol's series is "transformative" because it conveys a different message from the original, and thus is fair use. A Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel disagreed.

Supreme Court dives into pop culture with Warhol, Prince and Norman Lear

The question in the case was whether Andy Warhol's renditions of Prince were transformative under the copyright law, and thus do not infringe on photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright.

'Teatro Piñata' at the The New Children's Museum

Now open at The New Children’s Museum is "Teatro Piñata" by artist David Israel Reynoso in collaboration with OPTIKA MODERNA."Teatro Piñata" is a magical, interactive backstage world of theatre for children with dramatic lighting, a costume forest and manipulatable props that spark imagination and play! Museum admission is $15 per person. For more information and ticket purchases please visit https://thinkplaycreate.org/explore/art-installations/teatro-pinata/

On<em> Blue Rev</em>, the new album from Alvvays, there's an ongoing push and pull between Molly Rankin's sensitive storytelling and the relative cacophony that swells to surround it.

On 'Blue Rev,' Alvvays finds euphoria in noise

The third album from the Canadian noise pop purveyors feels like a conversation between clarity and cacophony, creating an exhilarating tension.

Expanding Medicaid is popular. That's why it's a key issue in some statewide midterms

Next month, South Dakotans will decide whether to expand Medicaid to 42,500 state residents. Democratic candidates elsewhere are making it a part of their pitch to flip GOP-held governors' offices.

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson sparked conversation — and controversy — with their 2020 memoir about growing up Black and queer. <em>All Boys Aren't Blue</em> has been banned in dozens of school libraries.

Banned Books: Author George M. Johnson on the need to tell all people's stories

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson speaks about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

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