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Antares rocket explosion, buying drugs online, Jeff Garlin, Ceci Bastida
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Oct 29, 2014
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Antares rocket explosion, buying drugs online, Jeff Garlin, Ceci Bastida

A set back for the private space program, people who buy drugs online that are often counterfeit or substandard, and a San Francisco lab studies the Ebola virus.

NASA's Antares unmanned rocket exploded just after takeoff Tuesday.
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On Wednesday Take Two discusses the Antares rocket that exploded just after takeoff Tuesday, people who buy drugs online that are often counterfeit or substandard, and a new soccer ball that could be the answer to reducing injury in kids.

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In the homestretch to Election Day, host Alex Cohen speaks with Republican gubernatorial candidate, Neel Kashkari.
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While there were no injuries or deaths in the accident Tuesday, it's reported to be a $200 million loss for NASA and companies that had products aboard the spacecraft.
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Scientists at the Abbott Viral Diagnostics and Discovery Center at UC San Francisco are studying samples of Ebola to try and learn more about the disease and how it's evolving. Dr. Charles Chiu, director of the center, shares more.
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Jeff Elder, technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal, writes that the Internet doesn't have a "top cop" governing body, and the one organization that does exist says shutting down these sites isn't within its jurisdiction.
Listen 9:49
It's time for sports with Andy and Brian Kamenetzky. The Lakers just had another crushing defeat and baseball will crown a champion Wednesday night.
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A new soccer ball, called the Eir ball, is smaller and lighter, aiming to reduce injuries in youth soccer. Will it help?
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If you watch TV, you've probably seen a lot of commercials for or against many of the ballot measures, but maybe not for Proposition P, a measure to provide funding for parks.
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SCPR reporters Alice Walton and Ben Bergman explored both sides of the minimum wage debate, talking to a business owner and a minimum wage worker about how the wage hike would affect them.
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Take Two checks back in with a Pahoa resident to see how her business and neighbors are doing with the lava flow nearing.
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The renowned chef born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden includes LA dishes like K-Town noodles, as well as music to cook by and the best kitchen tool in his new cookbook about eating at home.
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Pet parties are actually a big thing, so KPCC's Leo Duran went all out to celebrate his own cat, including a cat-themed playlist and "kitty litter" cake.
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Take Two celebrated turning two last week with a live show at the REDCAT theater. Musician Ceci Bastida performed and sat down for an interview, as did comedian Jeff Garlin.