Today on the show, we start with a look at how migrant children are being processed through immigration courts. Then, an update on the flooding and water main break at UCLA. Then, KPCC's Sanden Totten fills us in on the latest science research, we look at how was has changed in US history textbooks, the new VA secretary pledges action for veterans in first 90 days, Gene Ween returns with a deeply personal album and much more.
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• 5:47
Many of the recent migrant children from Central America are now in Southern California awaiting their fate in immigration court. To deal with this crisis, the Justice Department says it will now fast-track cases.
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• 7:05
Should you talk to your kids about the influx of children migrating to the U.S. from Central America? Christine Ristaino says it's difficult, but necessary.
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• 4:38
The Israel Defense Forces and Hamas are using go-pro style cameras to post videos of military raids online.
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• 6:17
With classes set to resume in a few weeks at many colleges and universities, how will the current conflict in the Middle East affect how courses on the subject matter are taught?
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• 4:30
A recent study finds that since the 1970s, U.S. high school history textbooks have increasingly focused on the personal experiences of soldiers, rather than on impersonal accounts of battles.
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• 5:37
KPCC's Sanden Totten joins Take Two to explain the science behind the latest studies in this week's Lab Notes.
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• 9:31
After breaking up his band Ween, a couple of years ago, Aaron Freeman set out to create a new piece of work that reflected his struggles with addiction and relationships.
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• 14:45
Take Two's weekly look at California politics with Southern California Public Radio political reporters Frank Stoltze and Alice Walton.
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• 5:28
As Congress wraps up its last week before heading to an August recess, lawmakers are leaving a lot of unfinished business on the table.
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• 4:48
Years of struggling with budgets and poor administration has left the system in a crisis. That's according to the Parks Forward Commision, which just released its findings.
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• 7:44
The not-quite-restaurant is situated in a nondescript apartment in downtown just west of the 110.