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CalMatters reports that amid a growing nationwide backlash against license-plate cameras, California, for the fifth year running, failed to enact regulations on the technology. -
New reporting from ProPublica reveals the alarming rise in deaths from ectopic pregnancies in the US. The numbers are worse in states with abortion bans.
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Today is World Bamboo Day!
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On this episode, were featuring the DJ who brings you the soundtrack to those late night Thursdays, Margarita Azucar!
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Markus Schreiber/APGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground. The far-right Alternative for Germany party made significant gains. -
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Queer Power HourIt's 1984. The mysterious illness stalking the gay community has a name and has killed more than 2000 people. Sadly, this is just the beginning of the horrors that the LGBTQ+ community will face in the coming decade. In the final episode of Revisiting The Gay Life, we hear from patient-turned-AIDS-activist Bobbi Campbell in the last month of his life.
