School children hold a placard reading “CHANGE” during the Youth Climate Strike ; Credit: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images AirTalk® A lawyer for young people who are suing the U.S. government over climate change says federal energy policy “puts children in harm’s way” and denies them the constitutional rights to life, liberty and property. Attorney Julia Olson […]
June 7, 2019 | Posted in
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D-Day on June 6 1944; Credit: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images AirTalk® Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, with nations around the world reflecting on the bravery and sacrifice of Allied troops that stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6th 1944. D-Day was history’s largest air and sea invasion, involving around 160,000 […]
June 6, 2019 | Posted in
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The Hollywood and Highland scramble crosswalk; Credit: Los Angeles Department of Transportation AirTalk® Year 2025 is the goal for the city of Los Angeles to eliminate all traffic deaths through Vision Zero Los Angeles, set by Mayor Eric Garcetti back in 2015. We’re nearly halfway through that timeline, but the modest decline by the L.A. […]
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Joe Biden Holds Official Presidential Campaign Kickoff Rally In Philadelphia; Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images AirTalk® Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren both unveiled ambitious climate change proposal today. Both of the proposals include the goal of completely cutting net emissions of greenhouses gases by 2050, which is also the objective laid out in […]
June 4, 2019 | Posted in
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Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Yankees; Credit: Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty Images AirTalk® In “They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers,” sportswriter Jason Turbow takes readers back to the remarkable and unlikely 1981 Dodgers season. While the season culminates in a surprising […]
June 3, 2019 | Posted in
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Alex Verdugo #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a double in the eighth inning against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on May 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.; Credit: John McCoy/Getty Images AirTalk® The Dodgers started off their season strong this year, and they managed to keep it that way as the […]
May 31, 2019 | Posted in
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The California Dream Logo; Credit: Capital Public Radio, KQED, KPCC, KPBS and CALmatters AirTalk® California will play an outsized role in the 2020 election — bolstered by our early primary date, Kamala Harris’ high-profile candidacy and a slate of important issues that Californians care about including immigration and the environment. As Democratic hopefuls descend on […]
May 30, 2019 | Posted in
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“Gorditas de Chaya” are thick maize pancakes with sauteed greens, a boiled egg and pumpkin seed ground, served with chaya sauce, onions, cilantro, habanero chili pepper and lemon; Credit: OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images AirTalk® John Paul Brammer is “from a Mexican family that can’t cook,” in his own words. When he began food-writing, he realized that […]
May 29, 2019 | Posted in
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A woman uses her smartphone outside a Huawei store in Beijing; Credit: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images AirTalk® The Trump administration’s sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. U.S. companies that supply the Chinese tech powerhouse with computer chips saw their stock prices slump last week, and Huawei faces decimated smartphone […]
May 28, 2019 | Posted in
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Elton John performs at the Troubadour on Aug. 25, 1970.; Credit: Ed Caraeff / Getty Images AirTalk® On August 25, 1970 musician, Elton John, took the stage at West Hollywood’s Troubadour. At age 23, the Englishman was making his American debut, marking the moment that made John the globally recognized star he eventually became. The […]
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