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Here's your morning news: Biden puts squeeze on Putin with harsher economic sanctions; L.A. County indoor mask rules ease starting today; Judge hits brakes on Herb Wesson appointment to represent District 10; LAUSD's new superintendent outlines expansive plan for first 100 days on job; Food supply warnings as California farmers faced with drought and lack of workers; The controversy behind this year's Oscar nominees.

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In this weekend edition: Archeology and the discovery of artifacts is, in essence, history you can touch. And that’s part of what Ayana Omilade Flewellen says they find the most fascinating. The UC Riverside anthropology professor’s research has led them from plantations in the American south, to the sunken wreckage of ships from the transatlantic slave trade. But they are also working to engage and inspire a new generation of Black archeologists through their work, in a field that is overwhelmingly white. 

AirTalk's Larry Mantle spoke with Flewellen about their personal journey as an archaeologist, the work to increase diversity in archaeology, and why it’s so important now to understand how our past informs our present. 

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What's happening today: Local Ukrainian- and Russian-Americans and their supporters protest Russian invasion; Expect Ukraine war to drive up gas prices even higher; Former Postal Service clerk from Inglewood sentenced for stealing unemployment benefits; Herb Wesson's District 10 appointment held up by judge; Strike with dessert-maker ends.  

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Here's your morning news: L.A. to ease some indoor mask requirements starting Friday; L.A. Sheriff Villanueva punches back in fight with the county’s COVID-19 testing firm; Gov. Newsom seeks to renew contracts for jobless claim software; 'Food insecurity' at UC campuses is on the rise; O.C. DA Todd Spitzer facing heat after racist remarks; Husband of cinematographer killed on Rust set calls Alec Baldwin's denial of blame 'absurd';

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What's happening today: L.A.'s 2022 Point in Time shelter count starts after two-year pandemic delay; Cold spell threatens parts of region with below-freezing temps; Deterring camping in newly-renovated MacArthur Park; L.A. County to ease some indoor mask requirements on Friday – if you're vaccinated.

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Here's your morning news: L.A. County ready to lift indoor mask requirement for vaccinated individuals; City council unanimously selects Herb Wesson to replace Mark Ridley Thomas; Overwhelming majority of L.A. district attorneys support recall of George Gascon; Arrests made, dozens of guns confiscated as part of multi-agency sweep; Woman files lawsuit accusing authorities of improper arrest and incarceration; The Oscars try to recapture past viewership numbers with a new strategy; Fans scrambling to decode Daft Punk's cryptic tweets;

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What's happening today: Agora Hills woman accuses LAPD of mistaken arrest and incarceration; Should immunocompromised people get COVID booster shots? Gascon policy shift a sign he is taking recall attempts seriously; Why are so many couples getting married in O.C. today?

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Here's your morning news: Winter storm warning in San Bernardino and Riverside counties; L.A. and Orange counties resume counting homeless populations; O.C. authorities advise avoiding a Newport Beach waterway due to sewage spill; More on the helicopter crash that killed a Huntington Beach police officer; State lawmakers propose several bills to crack down on gun sales; L.A. County horse trainer loses bid to preserve Kentucky Derby title; Members of L.A.'s Ukrainian community show support for family and friends abroad; L.A. City Council set to vote on replacing Mark Ridley Thomas; California voters increasingly look to recall system to oust politicians. 

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