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Baltimore unrest highlights struggles with hunger and crime
One in five people in Baltimore live in a “food desert,” an area without grocery stores and fresh food, made worse by the recent riots that destroyed some of the convenience stores on which many rely. But that’s just one of the problems that residents face. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how residents are working to bring stability and peace to a neglected and hungry neighborhood.
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California increased paid family leave payments. Now more parents are taking advantage
More Californians are using paid family leave benefits to care for a child after a new state law that increased payments for parents went into effect in January, according to new state data.
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‘Do You Want Help?’: Inside Orange County’s Bet on Voluntary Mental Health Care
While the 2022 law gives judges authority to force people into treatment, Orange County decided early on that its program would be utterly voluntary, leaning on the tenets of relentless outreach to coax, rather than coerce, people into care.
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Zohran Mamdani jolted progressives. Can California candidates replicate his success?
For California progressives, Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral bid offers something of a formula to follow.
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A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?
Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected. “There’s just too many boats and too many people out there,” one warden said.
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