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Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Singapore's former prime minister, said he is a "political refugee" after the U.K. government granted him asylum from what he described as persecution at home.

Film Forum Coronado: "The Purple Rose of Cairo" Free Film and Discussion for Adults in the Winn Room Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 522-7390 The Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story. Wednesday, August 21 at 6 p.m. “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985, PG, 82 min) - Woody Allen’s intoxicating comic reflection on the magical allure of the silver screen. The movie’s dashing leading actor (Jeff Daniels) steps down from the screen and into the arms of a depression-era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose world is transformed by romance and adventure. Co-stars Diane Wiest and Van Johnson.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: “The Cassandra Cat (When the Cat Comes)" Wednesday, August 7 at 6 p.m. Free Film and Discussion for Adults in the Winn Room Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 522-7390 The Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story. Wednesday, August 7 at 6 p.m. - “The Cassandra Cat (When the Cat Comes)” (1963, G, 104 min) Eye-popping, surrealistic and subversive. A traveling circus and it’s magical, sunglasses-wearing feline mascot arrive in a provincial Czech town and expose the virtues, vices and desires of its unruly inhabitants. Czech with English subtitles.

The attorney general pledged to restore the Justice Department to normal order. It hasn't been easy, and may not last.

As the new cases and related deaths fall in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus is rearing its head elsewhere. What's the cause? And the solution?

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law raising wages for the state’s lowest-paid health care workers to gradually increase to $25 an hour.

A Justice Department investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols in 2023 found that "Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve."

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Donald Trump will reassume the presidency (the first to do so since Grover Cleveland) with fewer guardrails than in 2016. What will he do, how will the media cover him, and how can the Democrats get in his way? Guests: The Wall Street Journal's Molly Ball and Vanderbilt's Nicole Hemmer.

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Contemporary ballet meets theatrical superstitions; a communal breathwork painting project; North Park Book Fair; George Romero's zombies set to a new score; AXIS Día de los Muertos at The Old Globe; an artsy haunted house at Bread & Salt; Bach and Graupner; plus live music and more.