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Hamlin oranges are washed, graded and packed for shipment at the Dundee Citrus Growers Association packing house in Lake Hamilton, Florida.

After A Sour Decade, Florida Citrus May Be Near A Comeback

Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.

Fish Have Feelings, Too: The Inner Lives Of Our 'Underwater Cousins'

Jonathan Balcombe, author of What A Fish Knows, says that fish have a conscious awareness — or "sentience" — that allows them to experience pain, recognize individual humans and have memory.

A sign on SDG&E's headquarters appears in this undated photo.

Can SDG&E Join Conversation On How San Diego Gets Its Electricity?

A dispute over the issue erupted at a city meeting on alternative energy sources

CEO Of Backpage.com Arrested, Charged With Pimping

Carl Ferrer, the chief executive of a classifieds website that allows users to post escort ads, was arrested in Texas on Thursday. He faces felony charges, including pimping a minor.

Preguntas frecuentes y Criterios para 2016 One Book, One San Diego

One Book One San Diego es una colaboración entre KPBS, la Biblioteca Pública de San Diego, la Biblioteca del Condado de San Diego, la Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Baja California (ABIBAC) y muchas organizaciones más lados de la frontera.

Donald Trump Jr. (left) and Eric Trump (right), sons of President-elect Donald Trump, pose with Philippine real estate developer Jose E.B. Antonio at a 2012 news conference in Manila announcing the launch of the Trump Tower Manila, a $150 million project that is now nearing completion.

Who's The New Philippine Envoy? The Man Building Trump Tower Manila

U.S.-Philippine relations have been rocky. The new trade envoy tasked with improving them is a Philippine real estate magnate who's already working with Donald Trump on a major building project.

In the Old City of New Delhi, Asim Husain stands in his shop, where he sells hand-stitched purses. He says sales normally conducted in cash are down nearly 90 percent and his attempts to go "cashless" with credit cards or other e-wallet schemes have not met with great success. "The connectivity is very poor," Husain says, referring to the internet.

India Wants To Go Cashless. But It's Easier Said Than Done

Paper money is scarce as a result of a government edict. But a couple of major obstacles stand in the way of the cashless society.

Pakistani security officials gather outside the devastated Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on September 21, 2008, following an overnight suicide bomb attack. The Pentagon announced yesterday that a recent airstrike had killed Qari Yasin, who was linked to the bombing.

Pakistani al-Qaeda Leader Killed In U.S. Strike In Afghanistan

The Pentagon said that Qari Yasin was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan. Yasin is linked to the 2008 bombing of a hotel in Islamabad and the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team.

A photo taken from the Brooklyn Bridge shows the Manhattan skyline, circa 1955.

'Eyes On The Street' Details Jane Jacobs' Efforts To Put Cities First

Robert Kanigel's new biography recounts the life of Jacobs, a Greenwich Village public intellectual who championed street life and community. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it a powerful work.

Plenty Of Shadows Loom In 'Gathering'

V.E. Schwab's follow-up to A Darker Shade of Magic picks up with heroes Kell and Delilah adventuring (and sometimes agonizing) in a magical alternate London while danger lurks in the titular shadows.

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