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"Detention" is a new film based on a Taiwanese video game and both the film and game have been banned in China.

'Detention' film was banned in China but screens virtually this week at Digital Gym Cinema

Taiwanese film inspired by video game deals with history and the period of White Terror

A patient from central Texas is escorted down the hall by clinic administrator Kathaleen Pittman prior to getting an abortion at Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana on Oct. 9, 2021.

California fails to collect basic abortion data — even as it invites an out-of-state influx

As California vows to protect abortion rights, it lacks the data that would help estimate how many out-of-state women may seek services. Currently, the state does not collect abortion data, including comprehensive numbers.

Reporters and residents stand outside a residential building that was damaged by what authorities say is a Russian bombardment in the Vynogradir district of Kyiv, Ukraine on March 15. Some Ukrainian journalists have been detained and held hostage in Russian-occupied areas of the country.

Russian forces are reportedly holding Ukrainian journalists hostage

International groups say Russian soldiers are threatening, detaining and even torturing Ukrainian journalists in occupied areas. One news editor says troops are holding her 75-year-old father hostage.

The fast spread of omicron has led many wealthy countries to speed up vaccine rollout and widen booster programs. Here, British soldiers administer shots at a vaccine clinic at Chester Cathedral in Manchester, England, Wednesday.

Omicron spreads faster than any other variant, WHO says. It's now in 77 countries

"Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant," says WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

President Biden addresses a press conference at the COP26 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on Tuesday.

Biden says climate fears are well-founded but touts progress at the U.N. summit

While President Biden has been working with world leaders on the pressing issue of climate change, his domestic plans for more funding still face holdouts.

Tree planters walk into a cut block with no road access, carrying food, water and a full load of trees to be planted. Unpaid walk-ins of up to an hour are not uncommon in remote areas.

How planting trees fostered a sense of belonging and changed this filmmaker's life

Cinematographer Luc Forsyth documents the back-breaking manual labor and niche community of tree planting.

The cover of Mothercoin next to the author.

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.

The UC San Diego Center for Medical Cannabis Research is one of two research teams receiving $1 million to look into the impact of cannabis and CBD on pain management, San Diego February 2, 2022.

NFL awards $1 million to fund cannabis pain research, including at UCSD

The NFL has awarded $1 million to two medical research teams to research the impact of cannabis and CBD on pain management and recovery.

Actress Mikayla Bartholomew, left, and actor Jerome Beck, cast members of the San Diego Rep's producing of "The Great Khan," are pictured in a production photo.

Cast of recent San Diego Rep production allege racism and misogyny

The allegations come just days after the 46-year-old theater announced it would be suspending all productions and laying off its entire staff due to a financial crisis.

Nastia Stefanovich, a volunteer at the distribution center in Lviv for goods donated for Ukrainians in need, points out the piles of clothes that have been arriving.

Donated clothes help in Ukraine. But there's one thing aid experts like better

While welcome, some donations don't address the needs of displaced and homeless Ukrainians who've lost nearly everything they own. Several aid groups are turning to a new tactic: cash aid.

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