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Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s preferences for online content creators over traditional media show no signs of slowing; how is the establishment adapting?

Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s preferences for online content creators over traditional media show no signs of slowing; how is the establishment adapting?

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How worried should you be about Prop 65 warnings on food labels?

Andrea Nguyen questions the accuracy of those Prop 65 warning labels on many foods.

White House security officials come under fire over messaging app mishap

KCRW reacts to the mishandling of White House war plans. Donald Trump takes center stage in Canada’s snap election. Will any excuse for tariffs make sense?

USC professor’s house burned down, now he’s helping victims test their soil

The federal government will not test soil in the fire zones, so USC researchers are doing it for them. For earth scientist Josh West, the work is close to home.

Trump threatens to withhold education funding over CA law protecting trans kids

The federal government is planning to investigate the CA Dept.

Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those areas must now meet safety standards.

from KCRW Features

The Trump administration has halted a program financing lawyers for immigrant children.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Trump continued his assault on the country’s biggest law firms by signing an executive order targeting Chicago-based Jenner & Block.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How should Democrats respond to Trump? His second term has sparked an internal reckoning.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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The Trump administration’s release of war plans on a group chat that included the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief raises questions about the competence of the president’s top national…

Trump Cabinet’s use of Signal raises national security, legal questions

The Trump administration’s release of war plans on a group chat that included the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief raises questions about the competence of the president’s top national…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Santa Ana parking enforcer, LAZ Parking, is facing backlash for issuing too many tickets and overstepping their authority by citing license plate violations.

Meter mayhem: Santa Ana investigates parking ticket complaints

The Santa Ana parking enforcer, LAZ Parking, is facing backlash for issuing too many tickets and overstepping their authority by citing license plate violations.

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James Murdoch reveals the real-life “Succession” drama roiling his family in an exclusive interview with The Atlantic. At stake: Who controls Fox News?

Murdochs fight over who will control Fox News after Rupert Murdoch passes

James Murdoch reveals the real-life “Succession” drama roiling his family in an exclusive interview with The Atlantic. At stake: Who controls Fox News?

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a challenge to Louisiana’s voting maps.

Louisiana redistricting: SCOTUS ruling could affect makeup of Congress

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a challenge to Louisiana’s voting maps.

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Did President Trump defy court orders with deportation flights? Can Democrats recover from historically low polling? Plus, KCRW examines The Kennedy Center culture wars.

Is the White House gearing up for a larger fight with federal judges?

Did President Trump defy court orders with deportation flights? Can Democrats recover from historically low polling? Plus, KCRW examines The Kennedy Center culture wars.

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Spanish-language TV networks Telemundo and Univision have aired DHS ads urging people in the U.S. illegally to leave.

Univision airs ads urging migrants to leave. Staff are angry

Spanish-language TV networks Telemundo and Univision have aired DHS ads urging people in the U.S. illegally to leave.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Amid a new phase of war, public opinion polls show a majority of Israelis want to see the end of fighting in Gaza and a return of hostages.

Israelis and Palestinians on failed peace deal, resumed war

Amid a new phase of war, public opinion polls show a majority of Israelis want to see the end of fighting in Gaza and a return of hostages.

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Microgravity, confined quarters, and heightened galactic radiation lead to physiological changes. What we’re learning in space is influencing terrestrial health care.

How space travel affects the human body

Microgravity, confined quarters, and heightened galactic radiation lead to physiological changes. What we’re learning in space is influencing terrestrial health care.

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Ukraine says tens of thousands of children have been taken and illegally hidden within Russia’s adoption system since the invasion.

Trump administration stops funding Yale lab tracking abducted Ukrainian kids

Ukraine says tens of thousands of children have been taken and illegally hidden within Russia’s adoption system since the invasion.

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Dina Ament spent about four years remodeling her historic Tudor-style cottage.

Angeleno explains tough decision to sell scorched dream home in Altadena

Dina Ament spent about four years remodeling her historic Tudor-style cottage.

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The National Institutes of Health gives most of its money to universities, medical schools, and research institutions.

Potential cuts to science research grants hurts everyone, says UCLA professor

The National Institutes of Health gives most of its money to universities, medical schools, and research institutions.

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Environmentalists say the cuts would have drastic consequences on efforts to protect Americans from hazardous chemicals, air and water pollution, and climate change.

EPA considers eliminating its office of scientific research

Environmentalists say the cuts would have drastic consequences on efforts to protect Americans from hazardous chemicals, air and water pollution, and climate change.

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Amid the Trump administration’s ramped-up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to strengthen protections for children whose parents…

Immigrant kids to get stronger protections in OC

Amid the Trump administration’s ramped-up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to strengthen protections for children whose parents…

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DOJ lawyers accused Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist, of having “sympathetic” photos of Hezbollah leaders on her phone.

Brown University doctor deported despite visa, court-ordered protection

DOJ lawyers accused Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist, of having “sympathetic” photos of Hezbollah leaders on her phone.

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