Today, we start with a discussion about the conditions deported youth face in Honduras. Then, grooming remains one of the most resilient industries despite the recession. Plus, Edan Lepucki's debut novel 'California' builds buzz before release, a new free 'Good and Cheap' cookbook for the $4 a day SNAP budget, shark attacks on the rise in Southern California, and much more.
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• 10:06
What happens to youth when they are deported back to their home countries? And what are the conditions on the ground driving this surge?
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• 4:12
So far the federal government has not allowed volunteer attorneys to visit the Nogales facility housing close to a thousand unaccompanied migrant children.
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• 4:59
The labor department announced the employment numbers for June last week to significant gains. One of the industries that has seen consist net growth is grooming.
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• 6:43
Leanne Brown's new free cookbook called "Good and Cheap," hopes to prove that eating on a budget doesn't need to mean living without taste or sacrificing nutrition.
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• 3:42
It's been three months since L.A. County started offering free blood tests for neighbors of the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon.
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• 11:00
It's time for On the Lot, our weekly discussion of the film biz with Rebecca Keegan of the Los Angeles Times.
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• 4:12
Southern California Public Radio's Mary Plummer brings us this look at an unusual teaching strategy that squeezes more time out of the standard school day.
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• 4:43
The 80-year-old banned owner of the NBA franchise did not appear in court on Monday and his whereabouts are unknown.
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• 3:34
On the central coast in the town of Cambria, just a few miles from San Simeon, there's a place called Nitt Witt Ridge. Some locals call it "the poor man's Hearst Castle," but it's every bit as fascinating.
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• 7:09
Many people actually preferred receiving an electric shock to being left alone with their own thoughts. Professor Wilson joins Take Two to talk about his research.
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• 5:28
There was a shark attack off the coast of Manhattan Beach yesterday that left one swimmer injured. But as the shark population grows we have to get more comfortable swimming with big marine animals says one shark expert.
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• 8:25
The injectable cosmetic aid Botox is now being explored as an alternative to alleviate depression.
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• 4:31
The 32 nations that began the World Cup are now down to just four: Germany, Brazil, the Netherlands and Argentina. By the end of the weekend, a champion will raise the trophy
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• 10:59
The new book "California" has been hailed by Amazon as one of the best books of July. That said, the online retailer wouldn't let customers pre-order the novel.