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Bangladesh defies the stereotypes. It was born in poverty but has risen up the income ladder and is a model of health progress. Will the current political upheaval take a toll on its impressive achievements?

Author and podcast host Amanda Montell says our brains are overloaded with a constant stream of information that stokes our innate tendency to believe conspiracy theories and mysticism.

The 110-acre property will soon be managed by Solutions for Change, an organization that helps homeless families.

The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood's awards season kicked off. It's an ominous sign at a time when film and TV production is already down.

Join us this Labor Day weekend at the Piazza della Famiglia in Little Italy. Our Curated Marketplace will showcase over 55 local woman-owned small businesses, artisans and makers from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 1. We will feature live entertainment, activations like trucker hat bars, charm bars, permanent jewelry, and a live watercolorist too! For more information on this event, please visit our website at www.thefemalemakermarket.com and or via our social media page on Instagram @thefemalemakermarket

Premieres Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. A South African beauty queen faces an identity crisis upon learning she's born genetically male. Her path crosses with an intersex activist as they navigate a common journey marked by society's stigma and inner struggles in a male-female world.

This talk will focus on amazing geological forces and events from the last 200 million years that have shaped the San Diego County we see today. From regional tectonics to massive volcanism, uplift and erosion, and the many current infrastructure challenges San Diego currently faces, Mike Thacker will tell the story behind our broad mesas, dramatic coastlines, canyons, and wide valleys. Attendees will be sure to come away with a deepened understanding of and appreciation for the geological history of our unique region. About the Presenter: Mike Thacker is a retired Senior Staff Research and Development Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He has a B.S. in zoology from San Diego State University and studied anthropology and archaeology at University of California Santa Barbara, Palomar College, and San Diego State University. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees for the San Diego Archaeological Center since 2018 and is a volunteer teaching assistant for Palomar College archaeological excavation field school and survey programs. Mike is passionate about his home of San Diego and leads interpretive hikes for the San Dieguito River Park and San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy. His interest in geology has motivated his study of the geology of the San Diego region for the last 14 years. Cost: Pay what you wish Visit: San Diego Archeological Center San Diego Archeological Center on Instagram and Facebook

Cindy Nava came to the U.S. when she was 7 years old. She says she ran for the Albuquerque-area seat to boost political representation of the state's Hispanic-majority population.

Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face.

A safe return to the 4th districts community of Encanto, Kuumba Festival San Diego’s longest running celebration of black youth, family, community development, health, art, culture and heritage. The premiere unique black arts and culture celebration will be returning back to the community of the 4th district where the people who named, defined, created and demonstrated it since 1986, live work and play. Visit: https://www.sduw.org/tickets