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Uprooted: A Classic American Story Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of History

Alex Haley’s masterwork Roots turns 50 this year. But a school board’s move to ban the book has stoked outcry, including from family members like Anne Haley.

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California Town Lets Private ICE Detention Centers Police Themselves

McFarland police don’t respond to calls at detention centers, citing agreement with GEO Group. Crimes go uninvestigated, say attorneys and alleged sexual abuse victim.

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County Tax Measures Show Limits of Local Responses to Medicaid Cuts

Election results in Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties suggest voters are wary of sales tax hikes, adding pressure for statewide solution.

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Data Centers Are on the Ballot — This Pennsylvania Candidate Won Her Primary Keeping Them Top of Mind

As data centers grow as an election issue, a state House candidate hopes her opposition will finally propel her to victory.

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Ousted by the Trump Administration, U.S. Immigrants Remain Locked up in African Kingdom

Held indefinitely, immigrants imprisoned in Eswatini lack medical attention, food and clothing, according to complaint.

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The Glacier May Be Gone, but the Love Isn’t

An interview with Time and Water director Sara Dosa on climate grief, memory and the films that actually move people.

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At This New Mexico Park, Mountain Bikers Pedal Amid Hundreds of Oil Wells

The Glade Run Recreation Area is a destination for cyclists, hikers, birders and other outdoor enthusiasts in the middle of a declining oilfield.

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California’s Economy Runs on Labor Trump Wants to Deport

Undocumented workers help fund public services, fill essential jobs and generate billions in economic activity, study finds.

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California’s Lithium Valley Dreams Meet Reality at the Only Restaurant in Town

How Vicky Hernandez and her customers at the Buckshot Deli & Diner in Niland view plans to turn Imperial Valley into a green energy hub.

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Deep Cuts to Civilian Support Staff for Families of Deployed Marines Raise Concerns

Those who helped families cope with child care, financial instability and mental health are being replaced with uniformed service members.

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Feds to Open Tens of Thousands of Acres of Colorado Wilderness to Oil Drilling

Wildlife habitat, endangered animals and recreation could all be at risk in state's biggest public land sale in modern history.

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Top Democratic Candidates Agree on Housing Urgency, Not the Fix

In the governor’s race, Steyer backs sweeping reforms and Becerra stresses enforcement.

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California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Silicosis Epidemic

The incurable lung disease has killed 31 countertop workers and sickened 560, numbers that are expected to keep climbing while regulators draft emergency rules.

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Conditions at California ICE Detention Centers Are Getting Worse, Inspections Find

A state Department of Justice inspection of seven California facilities found overcrowding, poor medical care, inadequate food and excessive force from guards.

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Where California’s Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Climate and Taking Big Oil Money

While frontrunners Steyer and Becerra slug it out, they’re clashing over their commitment to clean energy.

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In California Governor’s Race, Xavier Becerra Walks Away From Single-Payer

Once an advocate for a universal system, he now focuses on incremental reforms and shielding Californians from federal cuts.

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70-Foot Wastewater Geyser Reflects New Mexico’s Latest Oilfield Challenge

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.

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In the Race to Represent L.A., Black Views Matter

The discussion missing from the primary campaign is how — and whether — Mayor Karen Bass has benefited L.A.’s Black community.

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Budget Cuts Threaten Program That Doubles Food Dollars for Californians in Need

Market Match program could disappear — unless lawmakers step in to fund an initiative that boosts access to farmers’ markets and supports small farms.

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California Hazardous Waste Rules Criticized as Years Late and ‘Polluter-Friendly’

Proposed hazardous waste oversight changes are years behind schedule and fail to account for a community’s health risks from pollution, environmental groups warn.

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The Real Stakes Behind California’s Billionaire Tax Fight: Health Care Access

A hospital CEO says looming Medicaid reductions threaten vulnerable residents and the state’s health system.

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While Pentagon Spends Billions on War, Military Families Say They’re Getting Short-Changed

Spouses of deployed military say they’re struggling with the costs of child care, groceries, housing.

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Government Fails to Provide Adequate Interpreter for Deaf Ukrainian Asylum Seeker

Stuck in immigration limbo, the woman needs a Russian Sign Language translator for her pending asylum case.

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Inside the Texas Water Crisis Pitting Residents Against Industry

As lakes, reservoirs and groundwater wither away, some Gulf Coast residents see costly desalination plants as the last hope.

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Salvadoran Man Says He Suffered Stroke While Awaiting Deportation to Torture Prison

The man believed he would be sent to supermax prison where the Salvadoran government, paid by the U.S., tortured Venezuelan deportees last year.

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