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COVID Precautions During New Surge.
THURSDAY, MAY 26 PROGRAM # 9635 12:00 PM PT COVID Precautions During New Surge. National health officials are warning against Covid-19 fatigue amid a rising wave of infections and hospitalizations. In this edition, a distinguished medical expert answers common questions: Will this surge be worse during the summer? How bad are the newest strains? Are facemasks still […]
Facing a Wildfire Insurance Crisis.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 PROGRAM # 9633 12:00 PM PT Facing a Wildfire Insurance Crisis. As more and harder wildfires hit the West, survivors who lost their homes are finding insurance coverage and emergency aid is not enough to rebuild after the wildfire. Because of high insurance premiums, many buy limited coverage. In this program, wildfire […]
Extra Edition: Secretary Cardona on Student Debt and Teachers (Repeat Program.) Also, Help for Latino College Students.
TUESDAY, MAY 24 PROGRAM # 9631 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Secretary Cardona on Student Debt and Teachers (Repeat Program.) In this conversation, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona talks about the federal student loan programs and his efforts to help millions of borrowers of student loans to receive forgiveness through public service. He also gives his […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 24 PROGRAM # 9632 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Early voting in the Georgia primaries ended with record numbers and today is a high stakes election day, as this has become a proxy battle between Donald Trump and traditional Republicans. While this is not a border state, Republican candidates heighten the role of […]
Overdose Deaths Hit Record. Also, The Baby Formula Crisis.
MONDAY, MAY 23 PROGRAM # 9630 12:00 PM PT Extra Edition: Overdose Deaths Hit Record. A record 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the US last year. The overdoses with fentanyl and other opioids are expected to escalate and the nation’s drug epidemic to deepen. As most states passed punitive laws, advocates call […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MAY 20 PROGRAM # 9629 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After Mexican President López Obrador proposed that everyone should be invited to the Summit of the Americas, a growing number of Latin American heads of state have announced they will not attend the gathering in Los Angeles if the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, and […]
Extra Edition: Covid-19 and Children (Repeat Program.) Also, The State of Vaccines and Tests in Rural California.
THURSDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 9627 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Covid-19 and Children (Repeat Program.) Covid-19 cases among children rose in recent months during the surge of the Omicron variant. An expert warns that more kids will get sick from Covid as infections surge. What are the short-term and the long-lasting effects of Covid […]
Election Disinformation on Social Media.
THURSDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 9628 12:00 PM PT Election Disinformation on Social Media. A number of civil rights groups are calling on the major social media companies to combat and curb election disinformation on the platforms ahead of this year’s midterm elections. If social media platforms don’t take decisive action, they warn, “election disinformation […]
Overdose Deaths Hit Record. Also, The Politics on the Supreme Court.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 9626 12:00 PM PT Overdose Deaths Hit Record. A record 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the US last year. The overdoses with fentanyl and other opioids are expected to escalate and the nation’s drug epidemic to deepen. Advocates call on policymakers to move from criminalization and invest […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 17 PROGRAM # 9625 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Buffalo massacre suspect espoused the “Great Replacement” theory, a set of ideas promoted by anti-immigrant and white supremacist groups. Conservative groups, including nativist leaders and former Trump officials, are approaching the midterm elections with a radical agenda and a hard anti-immigrant rhetoric. Is […]
