Today on the show we start with a look at how the U.S. and Iran are working together to secure Iraq from ISIS fighters. Then, why LGBT immigrants are finding it easier to seek asylum in the U.S. Plus, Hewlett-Packard has a new vision for the future, the Museum of Latin American Art will include Chicano Art, and much more.
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• 9:09
Could the US and Iran work together on Iraq? US and Iranian officials in Vienna this week for negotiations over Iran's nuclear program met Monday to discuss Iraq.
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• 5:27
President Obama announced new steps today to protect the world's oceans. In a video message to participants at an international conference on the health of the marine ecosystem, Obama said the steps are necessary to protect the oceans from threats on multiple fronts.
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• 7:28
Even with new guidelines in place, there are still huge challenges to face in the workplace, which Jacob Tobia knows well. He's a self-described gender non-conforming man who feels more comfortable dressing in women's clothing.
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• 8:24
Once barred from emigrating into the U.S., lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender foreigners have found it easier to seek asylum in this country.
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• 6:20
If L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has his way, the LA Sports Arena will be torn down and replaced with a museum dedicated to the life and work of filmmaker George Lucas.
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• 8:48
This week music critic Steve Hochman and Associate Editor of Latin for Billboard Music, Justino Aguila join the show to review new music from Noura Mint Seymali, The Felice Brothers, Noel Torres and Ceci Bastida.
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• 4:52
While the World Cup is drawing viewers to what's happening inside those soccer stadiums, some local Brazilians are trying to highlight what's going on outside.
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• 4:16
Many second-generation soccer fans root for Korea for ethnic pride and to connect with their culture, but some say it doesn't matter if Korea wins.
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• 4:51
AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley joins Take Two with what's on the World Cup menu.
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• 5:42
Hewlett Packard is taking a big chance on a new computer system, one that they hope will pull them from the brink of irrelevancy.
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• 3:39
California's new state budget now awaits a signature from Governor Jerry Brown, but one item in it has nothing to do with this year's budget: a tax break that was slipped in with no public review.
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• 5:56
Spinal surgery has become a multi-billion-dollar industry and everyone involved is profiting, including surgeons. In the first of two reports, KPCC's Investigative Producer Karen Foshay looks at the controversy over how some surgeons are making money.
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• 6:16
MOLAA made an important announcement last week that it will "clarify" how it defines what Latin American art is and who creates it - to include artists of Latin American descent based in the U.S. and other countries.