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Fall of Saigon and PTSD, NFL's tax status, 'Death on Diamond Mountain'
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Apr 29, 2015
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Fall of Saigon and PTSD, NFL's tax status, 'Death on Diamond Mountain'

How Vietnamese cope with PTSD after fleeing Vietnam, why the NFL gave up its tax-exempt status, 'Death on Diamond Mountain.'

CANTON, OH - AUGUST 5: Official NFL footballs sit on the sideline prior to the start of the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Arizona Cardinals during the Pro Football Hall of Fame game at Fawcett Stadium on August 5, 2012 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CANTON, OH - AUGUST 5: Official NFL footballs sit on the sideline prior to the start of the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Arizona Cardinals during the Pro Football Hall of Fame game at Fawcett Stadium on August 5, 2012 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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How Vietnamese cope with PTSD after fleeing Vietnam, Baltimore police chief's time in Long Beach, why the NFL gave up its tax-exempt status.

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Refugees from Vietnam brought with them memories of conflict and war – presenting challenges to a community finding its footing in a new country.
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Healing the wounds of the Vietnam War in Orange County: Clinical psychologist Suzie Dong Matsuda on the continuing impact of the war on survivors
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The NFL league office announced it was going to drop its tax exempt status, which has been in place since the 1940s in an effort to "eliminate the distraction."
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KPCC's Frank Stoltze breaks down what the approved policy for LAPD's body cameras means for the department, and the public.
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Ian Thorson, a devotee of the charismatic and controversial Zen teacher, Michael Roach, died of dehydration while on a retreat on Arizona's Diamond Mountain.
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USGS researchers have two weeks to retrieve 28 data monitors scattered throughout Nepal that could reveal why the deadly magnitude 7.8 quake wasn't as devastating as scientists predicted.
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Derek Chapman, one of LA County Fire's 57 USAR team members sent to Nepal, describes the scene from the ground, just hours after arriving in Kathmandu.
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The Jurassic Classic is an annual fundraiser for youth programs. But organizers say it would be irresponsible to use the water they'd need to make the mud.
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Environment correspondent Molly Peterson tells more about how you can help chart the course of KPCC's reporting on LA's changing environment.