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Nov 11, 2013
Local aid for typhoon victims, legal ruling could slow internet, being a voiceover actor

Local Californians who have family in The Philippines talk about the relief efforts here | An explainer on how a court decision on net neutrality could slow down the Internet | We go behind the scenes and behind the mic with voiceover artist Ben Patrick Johnson | Thousands of letters written by service members and veterans arrive today at Chapman University | The quandary for Fresno State's football team which shares a mascot with a local gang, and much more.

Pastor Einstein Cabalteja of Filipino Disciples Christian Church near downtown L.A.
Pastor Einstein Cabalteja of Filipino Disciples Christian Church near downtown L.A.
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Local Californians who have family in The Philippines talk about the relief efforts here | An explainer on how a court decision on net neutrality could slow down the Internet | We go behind the scenes and behind the mic with voiceover artist Ben Patrick Johnson | Thousands of letters written by service members and veterans arrive today at Chapman University | The quandary for Fresno State's football team which shares a mascot with a local gang, and much more.

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Five months ago, Jeffrey Ilegan left his home in the Philippines to pursue ministry opportunities in the United States. He left his wife and three kids in the hopes of creating a better life not only for himself, but for those he hoped to serve.
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Ben Patrick Johnson is a major voiceover artists in Hollywood, one of fewer than a dozen of his kind. Part of Take Two's series on weird jobs in the Industry.
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Linda Mouradian is a 'traveling music teacher' who drives to different elementary schools in the valley where she teaches strings, woodwind and brass.
Listen 5:11
In March, the Center for Investigative Reporting revealed serious delays in providing health care to more than 250,000 veterans
Listen 6:33
Time for On the Lot, our weekly summary of news from the movie business with LA Times reporter Rebecca Keegan.
Listen 5:32
Thanks in part to the meat-packing industry, small, rural towns have become a key frontier. But these small towns struggle to provide the social services needed by such a diverse population.
Listen 6:45
The issue of net neutrality has popped up in a U.S. Court of Appeals in the D.C. Circuit Court and a judge will decide soon whether net neutrality is a viable law. And depending on the decision - it could completely change the way that you browse websites.
Listen 8:51
It's hard to understand what life on the battlefield is like if you've never been there, but you can get a glimpse of that life through the letters written by those who have been to war.
Listen 5:11
Corporate America has been on a mission to hire unemployed veterans.
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In the central Philippines, stunned survivors have been picking through the remains of their homes and pleading for food and medicine as Typhoon Haiyan makes its way.
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Football great Fresno State is 9-0, so what's preventing fans from celebrating?
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Spirituality can come in all forms, but for one man, facing some incredibly huge challenges, faith came in the form of a daily email.