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Cal States to admit all eligible students, LA County votes on immigrant legal defense fund, California's historic shipwrecks
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Jun 20, 2017
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Cal States to admit all eligible students, LA County votes on immigrant legal defense fund, California's historic shipwrecks

Cal State University opens doors to all eligible students, LA County votes on fund to fight deportations, hundreds of historic shipwrecks lay off California coast.

A sign at the California State University, Los Angeles campus.
A sign at the California State University, Los Angeles campus.
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Cal State University opens doors to all eligible students, LA County votes on fund to fight deportations, hundreds of historic shipwrecks lay off California coast. 

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The CSU System announced it will soon offer admission to all qualified applicants. So, if you meet all basic requirements, you got a place at one of its 23 campuses.
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Green card holders who serve in the military can be deported after discharge if they get into legal trouble. Some are trying to return or get their VA benefits.
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Under the proposal, the county would contribute up to $3 million to a fund that would combine money from the city of Los Angeles and philanthropic groups to create a $10 million resource for immigrants' legal defense. Immigrants convicted of violent felonies would be excluded from help.
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The Golden State has the largest number of vets in the nation and, of course, a large immigrant population.
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A Stanford study found evidence that black and Latino drivers are more likely to be searched during traffic stops than white drivers.
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A growing crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf could result in an iceberg the size of a small country, dramatically changing the Antarctic landscape.
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The waters of the Channel Islands are home to more than 100 sunken ships, including a recent discovery that sank a century ago.
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Every week we hear about new music that just dropped - music supervisor Morgan Rhodes joins us for her review.