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Take Two
Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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  • Icicles created by drip irrigation are illuminated by a cars headlights as they hang from an orange tree January 17, 2007 in Orange Cove, California. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency as an estimated 70% of California's citrus crops have been damaged by a severe cold snap that is bringing below freezing tempuratures to California's central valley. The cold is expected to continue through January 21.
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    Take Two for January 14, 2013
    A Southern California cold snap threatens citrus farming, plus, we take a look at L.A.'s first public fruit orchard. Then, California's prison realignment causes dangerous row of dominoes at local level, a California judge will rule if a 12-year-old boy guilty of murdering neo-Nazi father two years ago, the Los Angeles Kings skate back on the ice, and much more.
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  • A view of a tent city is seen on January 8, 2013 in Marassa, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. Three years after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, 360,000 people are still living under tarps: among them, the inhabitants of the camps 'Marassa', located northeast of Port-au-Prince, who feel abandoned by everyone. About 750 families, or 5,000 people, coexist in these makeshift camps three 'Marassa' 9, 10 and 14, under the permanent threat of a large river that runs through the neighborhood.
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    Take Two for January 11, 2013
    Vice President Joe Biden is meeting with film and game industries to talk gun violence. Plus, Saturday marks the 3-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. We check in with the ongoing relief effort there. Then, Ventura County strawberry farmers fight frost, Chinese tourism skyrockets in the U.S. and much more.
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  • Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln.
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    Take Two for January 10, 2013
    California Governor Jerry Brown will release his new budget proposal today. Will is help shrink the state's deficit? Then, an autopsy on NFL star Junior Seau shows he suffered from a brain disease caused by head trauma. The Oscar noms are out, who came out on top and who got snubbed? Then, Anglers reel in thousands of 'red devil' jumbo squid in Orange County, we run down the top LA-based crime movies, a San Juan Capistrano woman is fighting to save her beloved dinosaur statue and much more.
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  • Image depicting the heat distribution in the U.S. in Dec 2012.
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    Take Two for January 9, 2013
    According to a new report, 2012 was the hottest year on record for the U.S. On the other side of the world, Australia has been suffering from a longterm heat wave and dangerous brush fires. Then, Latin American countries are reconsidering the legalization of marijuana after similar measures get voted through in the U.S. A new article explains how Tide detergent became a hot commodity in the drug trade. Florida readies for it's annual Python Challenge, where hunters from all over the country compete to rid the Everglades of the overpopulous Burmese Python, plus much more.
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  • A photo taken from a monitor at the Korolev Space Mission Control Center outside Moscow shows volunteers of the Mars500 experiment, Van Yue of China and Alexander Smoleevskiy of Russia, taking a mock walk on Mars on February 18, 2011. Two members of a group of volunteers isolated from the outside world for eight months stepped out on a mock-up of Mars, half-way through their experiment to study the effects of a Red Planet mission. The men's first steps were relayed to the Russian control center that monitors real space missions, as part of an experiment organized by the European Space Agency and Moscow's institute of biomedical problems.
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    Take Two for January 8, 2013
    A new CA bill proposes the strict tracking of all bullets and shotgun shells sold in the state. Plus, a judge rules that names in the LA archdiocese sex abuse files should be public. Then, 'Awesome Tapes From Africa' blog transports obscure tunes beyond Africa's borders, the Mars500 experiment is over...How did the six volunteers fare during 500 days of solitude? Plus much more.
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  • New science labs are larger than the usual classroom, featuring separate work areas, a projector, and speakers built into the ceilings.
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    Take Two for January 7, 2013
    Kids at LAUSD campuses return to school today for the first time since the Newtown shootings. Have enhanced security measures been put in place yet? Plus, we'll check in with students and parents as they arrive to school. Plus, a new study shows classroom design can have an affect on kids' grades. Then, school citations remain high despite reforms, gadgets and gimmicks take center stage at Consumer Electronics Show, and much more.
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  • Still from the film "Zero Dark Thirty" starring Jessica Chastain.
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    Take Two for January 4, 2013
    Will policy chief Michele Flournoy be the first female secretary of defense? Plus, depictions of torture in 'Zero Dark Thirty' prompt a Senate inquiry; A biofuel-carrying train crosses the US-Canada border, reaping fraudulent carbon credit rewards; San Diego's water supply is evolving because of new demand and a massive desalination project in the works, plus much more.
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  • Newly elected Congressional freshmen of the 113th Congress walk away after a class picture on November 15, 2012 in Washington DC. The freshmen have arrived on Capitol Hill for orientation this week. The 109th Congress will officially begin in January, next year.
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    Take Two for January 3, 2013
    The 113th Congress is to be sworn in today, ushering in 14 new faces. Then, what issues are ahead for California in 2013? President Obama's new immigration policy could ease separation time for immigrants and their American families, and dialect experts convene in Boston for a conference about the development and new trends in American English, plus much more.
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  • Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (C) leaves the second House Republican Caucus meeting of the day with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) (R) during a rare New Year's Day session January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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    Take Two for January 2, 2013
    Today we take a look at what's next in the wake of a fiscal cliff deal. Plus, an economist theorizes that the U.S. is nearing an end to a period of growth that began in the 18th century; LA County animal shelters managed to not euthanize any healthy animals in December; Scientists are working to save endangered frogs from a deadly fungus, plus much more.
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  • Orly Tzour of Los Angeles wears festive sunglasses as she joins revelers to celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square on December 31, 2012 in New York City. Approximately one million people are expected to ring in the new year in Times Square.
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    Take Two for January 1, 2013
    Happy New Year! Today's show is on tape because of the holiday. Today we'll air segments about how the Afghan Army is struggling with low enlistment and high desertion from soldiers; Whether animals enjoy drugs or suffer from disorders like humans; 'Jeopardy' star Ken Jennings dispels parental myths, plus much more.
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