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KCRW Features

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KCRW's stories, special interviews, and in-depth reporting from the field. KCRW's features air on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

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For State Farm customers facing canceled fire policies, the clock is ticking to find an alternative that doesn’t break the bank.

LA Mayor Karen Bass says the Supreme Court’s decision to allow bans on homeless encampments could lead to mass incarceration. Will it change the city’s strategy?

As climate change threatens water supplies, Orange County is exploring turning brackish ocean water (from a natural aquifer) into drinkable tap water.

Every year, thousands converge on an Anaheim backyard to see one man's re-creation of Disneyland, complete with model railroad replicas of the park's trains.

Elementary and middle school kids have been flocking to makeup stores to buy serums and creams recommended to them on TikTok. But they’re harming their skin.

Workers at Margot and Juliet, two upscale Culver City restaurants owned by Rohan Talwar of IB Hospitality, say their paychecks have been bouncing all year.

Alianza Translatinx , a group led by trans people of color, released a study showing a lack of housing resources for trans people in Orange County.

California could lead the nation with a bill that would open up on-campus jobs at public universities and colleges to the state’s 60,000 undocumented students.

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Watermelon, berries, mint: Korean fruit punch is your July 4 quencher

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A few startups are (or will be) offering women of child-bearing age the chance to test period blood — to help them better detect diabetes, fertility issues, and HPV.

The possibilities of detecting disease in menstrual blood

A few startups are (or will be) offering women of child-bearing age the chance to test period blood — to help them better detect diabetes, fertility issues, and HPV.

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The Supreme Court ruled that courts no longer have to defer to experts when considering challenges to federal regulations.

Supreme Court changes government regulation as we know it

The Supreme Court ruled that courts no longer have to defer to experts when considering challenges to federal regulations.

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MoviePass allowed customers to see one film per day in theaters — for $10/month. But its Black founders were ousted.

MoviePass: Its rise, fall, and resurrection

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Legal cannabis in California often contains banned pesticides, according to an LA Times investigation. Regulators recently pulled a vape product from the market.

Smoking a vape pen in CA? You might be ingesting toxic chemicals

Legal cannabis in California often contains banned pesticides, according to an LA Times investigation. Regulators recently pulled a vape product from the market.

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Nationalist parties are controlling governments in Italy, Finland, and The Netherlands. France’s far-right party could also take power after Sunday’s elections.

France’s far-right prevails in general election

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The Supreme Court recently ruled that cities have the right to break up encampments of unhoused people under anti-camping ordinances. What does the Grants Pass v.

CA cities expected to crack down on homeless camping, following SCOTUS ruling

The Supreme Court recently ruled that cities have the right to break up encampments of unhoused people under anti-camping ordinances. What does the Grants Pass v.

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Fantastical art of ‘Wild things’ author is on display at the Skirball

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