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Saving Florida’s Historic Sites
Some historic sites in Florida have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years. How climate change could lead to their destruction – and what's being done to preserve the past. Also, two men meet in a Syrian prison. One is an American who admits he broke a lot of rules. The other, a British doctor on a humanitarian mission. How their lives intertwined, and the pact they made.
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Saving Florida’s Historic Sites Some historic sites in Florida have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years. How climate change could lead to their destruction – and what's being done to preserve the past. Also, two men meet in a Syrian prison. One is an American who admits he broke a lot of rules. The other, a British doctor on a humanitarian mission. How their lives intertwined, and the pact they made.
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Sickle Cell Disease in Focus as CRISPR Clinical Trial LaunchesFirst uncovered almost a century ago, sickle cell disease is a painful and debilitating red blood cell disorder that can lead to other medical problems like infections and strokes. It hits Black people the hardest, has historically lacked research, and patients have struggled to access basic care. We’ll hear about a promising new UCSF clinical trial using CRISPR gene editing technology on patients’ stem cells. And we talk with a patient about how the disease has affected her life and her community.
9:40 am – 10:00 am
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How California Regulators Failed to Protect Outdoor Workers From Wildfire SmokeFarmworkers in California work outside even during wildfires that fill the air with toxic smoke. California law requires employers to provide mask and safety guidance during those periods of dangerous air. But, an investigation by KQED and The California Newsroom found that state officials rarely enforce those rules putting roughly 4 million outdoor workers at risk. Despite those failures, Douglas Parker, the former head of California Division of Occupational Health and Safety responsible for enforcing the regulations, was recently appointed by President Joe Biden to lead the nation’s worker health and safety efforts. We talk about the investigation’s findings and whether California regulators are falling short in protecting workers.
10:00 am – 11:00 am
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Pandemic Strikes Hard at California's Nail Salon Workers and OwnersEighty-eight percent of California’s nail salon owners do not have enough customers to meet business expenses and rehire workers, and most salon workers are now taking home less than $400 per week. That’s according to a new study from the UCLA Labor Center and the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, outlining the “tremendous emotional and financial strain” of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nail salon industry. California’s nail salons, which employ roughly 100,000 licensed manicurists, are primarily small businesses staffed principally by immigrant women. We’ll talk about the challenges salon workers and owners face in the state and the policy solutions that could help.
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
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NPR, WBUR Boston and public radio stations across the nation are joining forces to bring listeners live one-hour news and analysis in the middle of the day. Here & Now offers a distinctive mix of hard news and rich conversation, featuring interesting players from across the spectrum of arts and culture, business, technology, science and politics.
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Remain in Mexico Remains This week, the Biden administration reinstated the immigration program known as “Remain in Mexico,” which was started under former President Trump. The policy requires migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. to wait in Mexico until their asylum hearings. And while the administration did try to end the program prior to a federal court ruling that they must keep it in place, the new version actually expands the group of migrants who must stay in Mexico to include people from non-Spanish speaking countries like Haiti. So, with an expanded Remain in Mexico and the continued implementation of Title 42, another Trump era policy that immigration advocates have strongly opposed, why does the Biden administration’s approach to immigration look so similar to that of its predecessor?
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