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Anne Hamilton with two of her children, 11-year-old Katie and 4-year-old Jimmy. Hamilton spent XX days/weeks searching for a vaccine for Jimmy, who needed the formulation for children under 5. She was finally able to get him vaccinated here at this pop-up vaccine clinic in Obregon Park, run by the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health.

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  • Health

As winter nears, some parents are still searching for the new pediatric COVID shot

In LA and elsewhere, some parents are having trouble finding the new pediatric COVID shot, especially for those under 5. Not all pediatricians or pharmacies have it, even if vaccines.gov says they do.

October 19, 2023
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  • Jackie Fortier

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  • Music Videos

How Corinne Bailey Rae and Theaster Gates are preserving Black culture

On her album, Black Rainbows, Bailey Rae was inspired by the art, books and magazines at the Stony Island Arts Bank, a repository for Black history on Chicago's South Side, created by Gates.

October 17, 2023
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  • Lara Downes
Israeli troop reinforcements take position at the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Monday. Social media and messaging apps have been flooded with false and out of context images since fighting started this weekend.

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  • World

Video game clips and old videos are flooding social media about Israel and Gaza

"This is propaganda 101. You flood the gap, especially in those early hours, with content that suggests a certain narrative," said one observer.

October 12, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond

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  • Health

Michigan Democrats want to ease access to abortion. But one Democrat is saying no

Michigan Democrats want to pass new bills to remove abortion obstacles like a 24-hour waiting period, and a ban on Medicaid reimbursement. But one Democrat doesn't agree — and they need her vote.

October 10, 2023
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  • Kate Wells

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  • Health

Montana inmates with mental illness languish in jail awaiting treatment before trial

A long waiting list at Montana's only state-run psychiatric hospital has left inmates untreated and stuck in county jails. To fix it, health officials want changes to involuntary commitment laws.

October 03, 2023
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  • Aaron Bolton
Peacemakers have a debrief before concluding their work for the day at the Lincoln Fields apartments complex in Miami, Fla. Lamont Nanton (second from left) is the group's manager and Shameka Pierce (third from left) works with the group.

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  • Health

To prevent gun violence, these peacemakers start with the basics

For South Florida's Peacemakers, stopping the shootings begins with helping people with daily needs — from diapers and groceries to medical care.

October 02, 2023
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  • Verónica Zaragovia
An exam room at North Side Christian Health Center, a safety-net clinic that serves patients in a majority-Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Financial fallout from a federal government shutdown could force the clinic to cut back hours or services such as dental or mental health.

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  • Health

Federal shutdown could disrupt patient care at safety-net clinics across U.S.

A network of almost 1,400 federally-funded health clinics form an essential safety net for patients who have nowhere else to go. But even a temporary government shutdown could force cutbacks in care.

September 29, 2023
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  • Sarah Boden
An aerial image taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. Rumors and conspiracy theories quickly flourished after the fire, hampering relief efforts.

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  • National

How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui's fire recovery

Some of the rumors and conspiracy theories were driven by the island's history, but others were pushed by social media influencers and foreign governments.

September 28, 2023
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  • Pien Huang and
  • Huo Jingnan

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  • Health

An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll?

Narcan is now available in drug stores without a prescription. The nasal spray can save a life by stopping an opioid overdose. But will people pay the price and ask for it by name?

September 26, 2023
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  • Jackie Fortier and
  • Nicole Leonard
Cellist Katie Tertell (front right) performs at the <a href="https://www.appalachianchamber.org/">Appalachian Chamber Music Festival</a>, which featured what's believed to be the U.S. premiere of Cassadó's String Quartet No. 1 this year.

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  • Music Features

American cellist hunts for Gaspar Cassadó's nearly lost treasures

American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.

September 25, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton
Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says CARE Court will resemble the county's other collaborative courts, like her young adult diversion court, where compassion and science drive her decisions.

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  • Health

At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

September 20, 2023
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  • April Dembosky
The number of overdoses that involve both fentanyl and stimulants like cocaine and meth is growing fast. One way people who use drugs can protect themselves is by using test strips to check for the presence of fentanyl in other drugs.

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  • Health

Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis

A new study finds a 50-fold growth in deaths from combined use of stimulants and opioids. The toxic and contaminated drug supply is to blame.

September 15, 2023
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  • Scott Maucione
An American flag flies on top of the White House, Feb. 12, 2022, in Washington. A federal appeals court Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, significantly whittled down a lower court's order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies over controversial content about COVID-19 and other issues.

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  • Law

Appeals court slaps Biden administration for contact with social media companies

The panel of judges say that the administration's efforts to flag what it considered to be harmful content likely amount to a violation of the First Amendment.

September 09, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond and
  • Natalie Escobar
Facebook's parent company, Meta, says operations linked to China and Russia used fake accounts across social media sites to spread messages

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  • Technology

Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down

Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests

August 29, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
In this Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, photo, Lexi Montgomery poses with supplies she has purchased in the event of another storm, in Miami Beach, Fla. Hurricane Irma was the first hurricane that Montgomery ever experienced. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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  • Weather

A go bag is an essential tool during natural disasters. Here's how to build your own.

Natural disasters can happen anywhere with little to no notice. FEMA and the Red Cross say everybody should have an emergency go bag prepared.

August 24, 2023
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  • Kaity Kline
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