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Zendaya at the 2024 Met Gala in New York City. The actress is one of many celebrities whose name has appeared this week on social media "block" lists for not speaking out publicly about the conflict in Gaza.

On social media, activists used the Met Gala to call out stars for Gaza silence

A fast-growing social media campaign to block stars for not speaking out escalated this week after the star-studded New York event.

Baseball fans wait to enter Petco Park before a game between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels

New Padres season brings new hope after difficult year

The San Diego Padres home opener is Thursday. To celebrate, KPBS Midday Edition is talking all about the Padres.

Matt Semple and Andy Camp stand side by side on a deck overlooking a valley. Semple, on the left, holds the Razor Rinser while Camp, on the right, presses a razor into the device.

San Diego sailors launch invention, business from downtown library

A pair of San Diego sailors are hoping to find success with their invention — a small device for cleaning out gunky razors.

Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract

Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion in the third quarter. The disappointing earnings report comes the same day as striking machinists are voting on a new contract offer.

In Portland, thousands gather to marvel at migrating birds' nighttime routine

As Vaux's Swifts migrate south, they roost together in a chimney, drawing crowds

The San Diego City Administration Building is shown in this undated photo.

Time's up to submit bids for redeveloping San Diego's Civic Core

The city hopes to use its downtown land holdings to build housing.

View of Tijuana, the border and San Ysidro from a Tijuana apartment building managed by real estate agent Gustavo Chacon Aubanel, March 2, 2022.

We want to hear from you: Have you moved across the border because of the housing crisis?

Have you moved across the border because of the cost of living in the San Diego region? How has it impacted your quality of life?

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health hospital, including Dr. Robert Montgomery (right), transplants a kidney from a genetically modified pig into patient Towana Looney, who's been on dialysis since 2016.

A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

The tricky etiquette of parenting in public

Your little one is having a meltdown at the park. Everyone is looking at you. What do you do? A psychologist offers parents advice on how to help their kid (and themselves) navigate the chaos.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa raises his hand as he is sworn is as a member of Parliament ahead of an expected vote by lawmakers to decide if he is reelected as leader of the country in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday. At right is Pemmy Majodina, a lawmaker with his African National Congress party.

South Africa's ANC and opposition announce a unity government, in a big power shift

The African National Congress and its main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, along with the smaller Inkatha Freedom Party, have agreed to form a government of national unity.

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