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By Crosscurrents Producer on Tuesday, Aug 24, 4:40pm
By now, you’ve surely heard about Manhattan’s Cordoba House: the Muslim community center that may be built two blocks from where the former World Trade Center once stood. As the community center sparks controversy around the world, some young Muslim-Americans are debating the issue in unexpected...
By Charlie Mintz on Thursday, Sep 2, 1:41pm
California has lost about half its share of undocumented immigrants since 1991, as illegal immigration declines overall across the country... Meanwhile, a commission advising the UC regents suggests bringing in more out-of-state students to boost tuition revenues... Finances were on the minds of...
Transportation Watch
By Casey Miner on Wednesday, Sep 1, 8:58am
If you had to get the Oakland Airport, and fast, would you rather ride a train or take a bus? What if the train cost twice as much as the bus? Then again, what if the bus took longer? Those are some of the questions addressed in a new study evaluating the relative costs and benefits of several...
Newsmaker
By Max Jacobs on Tuesday, Aug 31, 1:22pm
President Obama will address the nation tonight about ending combat in Iraq. The speech begins at 5 p.m. … The Commander-in-Chief may be taking guns out of Iraq, but the State Senate is allowing guns to stay in the hands of licensed Californians. A bill to ban open-carry was defeated yesterday by a...
By Judy Silber on Monday, Aug 30, 3:52pm
Deep-water rigs in the Gulf of Mexico are so complex that some experts are questioning whether they are safe… Safety was on the minds of a nine-member review panel charged with reviewing toxic chemicals – that is, before five of them were dismissed from their positions. An anti-environmental...
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