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  • Newsletter: Midday Edition
    Dear reader,

    Today is the final edition of the Midday Edition newsletter. Don’t worry though. You’ll still get your daily news from KPBS in your inbox with our morning newsletter, KPBS Headlines. And Midday Edition isn’t going anywhere — you can listen on 89.5 FM at noon every day, or download the Midday Edition podcast in your favorite podcast app. Thanks for reading!

    — Jade Hindmon and Maureen Cavanaugh
  • 'Africa in Context': SD Mesa College World Art Permanent Collection
    From the gallery: Join us for a stirring presentation of African art to celebrate Black History Month. Thoughtfully curated by Dr. Denise Rogers, Africa in Context features visually stunning, historically significant objects from the San Diego Mesa College World Art Permanent Collection. Visitors to the exhibition will experience artworks from a range of African countries and regions including Ghana, Mali, Yoruba, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, among others. Themes related to feminine power, ancestry, healing, and mourning are among the universally relevant concepts evoked by these pieces. The San Diego Mesa College art gallery team working with student assistants, Museum Studies program graduates and local artists have created dynamic, multi-media reconstructed environments within the expansive gallery space that replicate the ritual and cultural context of the objects on view. For more information, visit here. Reception and events: There will be a reception on Thursday, February 9 with light refreshments. A lecture and discussion “Spirituality and Feminine Power in African Art” by Dr. Denise Rogers will take place on Tuesday, February 14, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm in the gallery. Gallery hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 12-5 p.m., or by appointment. Closed weekends. For parking and contact details go here. Related links: San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery on Instagram
  • Protesters march down Vine Street in Lakeside expressing their anger over the stabbing of a teenage black girl by a 16-year-old white boy in an apparent hate crime, April 23, 2022.
    In photos: Community members march in protest following alleged hate crime in Lakeside
    More than 50 community members gathered in peaceful protest Saturday evening for an anti-hate rally following the stabbing of a 16-year-old Black girl the previous weekend in Lakeside.
  • Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (center left) and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visit a monument to fallen defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv, Monday. Borrell and EU foreign ministers have gathered in Kyiv in a display of support for Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.
    Latest on Ukraine: U.S. aid stumbles and Slovakia elects a pro-Russia leader
    Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  • Sprinter Lalit Kumar ran next to empty lanes in the men's final 100-meter race at the Delhi State Annual Athletics Championships. The no-shows cited cramps and other issues, but their withdrawals also came after anti-doping officials showed up.
    Runners at a track meet in India wanted to avoid drug tests — so they ran away
    Some athletes just didn't show up. One young woman ran her race — and then kept running after crossing the finish line, forcing a doping control officer to run after her, a coach said.
  • Exterior of MCAS Miramar microgrid rooms in San Diego, California.
    The military is turning to microgrids to fight global threats — and global warming
    The military is among the largest buyers of independent power systems known as microgrids. They make tactical sense; and environmentalists hope they can help the transition from fossil fuels.
  • The Kumaon Hills, foothills that are situated in the central Himalayas. There are roughly 3 million springs emanating from the Indian Himalayan Region, but an Indian government has said nearly half have run dry or are becoming seasonal.
    As the 'water tower of Asia' dries out, villagers learn to recharge their springs
    In the Himalayan foothills, water is getting harder to come by. Villagers in one region of northern India are learning how to recharge the groundwater-fed springs they depend on.
  • Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, listens during a rally held by the Latino Victory Fund, Oct. 20, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. A spokesman in California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, that he will name Butler to the Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein.
    Gov. Newsom names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
    In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat became open.
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  • Covers of various book and movie titles are shown in a graphic for Hispanic Heritage Month.
    Hispanic Heritage Month book recommendations from a local librarian
    A San Diego librarian shares her reading recommendations for all ages, from picture books to adult books, that celebrate Hispanic, Latina/o/x and Chicana/o/x identity.
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