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When it comes to depression, what are the limits of neuroscience?
The vast, complicated nature of the human brain make the intricacies of mental health and mental illness difficult to understand and to treat.; Credit: /iStockphotoThe vast, complicated nature of the...
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Should military officers renounce political activity, including voting?
Recruits performs drills at the Afghanistan National Army Officers' Academy (ANAOA) in Qargha district of Kabul on October 23, 2013. ; Credit: MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty ImagesCongressional candidate...
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Free wifi is coming to LA’s parks, but is that a good thing?
Griffith Park is one of six parks that will offer free wifi.; Credit: Grant Slater/KPCCSix public parks in the Los Angeles area are about to get a bit more connected — Echo Park Lake, the Griffith...
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Movember and Kickstarter: a look at the future of...
Kris Dorward, a 22 year-old chef, poses for pictures with his 'Movember moustache' in London, on Nov. 28, 2011.; Credit: BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty ImagesYou’ve likely seen the videos on the news and in...
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Ferguson protests drag on, Missouri Gov. may replace local police
A demonstrator, protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, scrambles for cover as police fire tear gas on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson...
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What growing divisions within Democratic Party over Syria, Iraq mean for the...
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with an attendee as she signs her book 'Hards Choices' at the Bunch of Grapes bookstore on Martha's Vineyard on August 13, 2014. Clinton on...
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Filmweek: “The Giver” “The Expendables 3” “The One I Love” and more
Actress Katie Holmes attends "The Giver" premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on August 11, 2014 in New York City. ; Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesLarry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig,...
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Do movie leaks hurt filmmakers?
Co-Chairman of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Rob Friedman, actor Mel Gibson and Co-Chairman of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Patrick Wachsberger attend the premiere of Lionsgate Films' "The...
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Los Angeles Ethics Commission wants to pay you to vote...Really
Los Angeles Ethics Commission wants to pay you to vote.; Credit: John Moore/Getty ImagesThis week's LAUSD school board election had a voter turnout of 8%. That's deplorable, but it's not much lower...
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Environmental advocates’ mixed reactions to Sacramento’s $7.5 billion water deal
California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a news conference on January 17, 2014 in San Francisco, California. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThis week, Governor Jerry Brown trumpeted a...
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The difficulty of investigating the Michael Brown shooting
Standing in the parking lot of a gas station which was burned during rioting, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson announces the name of the Ferguson police officer responsible for the August 9,...
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Talking money and social class in the era of income inequality
; Credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty ImagesOccupy Wall Street, the one percent versus the 99 percent, income inequality--these topics dominated the national conversation after the collapse of the US...
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Putting LAUSD’s school board elections in context
Campaign workers organize materials for George McKenna at his campaign headquarters on Aug. 1. The retired principal and administrator was elected to the Los Angeles Unified school board in a runoff...
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Questioning the profundity of America's Ivy League
Excellent Sheep The Miseducation of the American Elite & The Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz.As a former Yale professor, William Deresiewicz sat on an elite admissions committee...
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Missouri calls up National Guard to Ferguson
Family attorney for Michael Brown, Daryl Parks, points to an autopsy diagram showing where the gun shots hit Michael Brown during a press conference at the Greater St. Marks Family Church on August 18,...
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New CEO of the Los Angeles Times talks future of the paper, media
Austin Beutner on stage during the preview of The Broad Stage 2010-2011 schedule at The Broad Stage on April 22, 2010 in Santa Monica, California.; Credit: Mark Sullivan/Getty Images for The Broad...
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Farmers, redheads, Jews and microhome-owners: The very big world of niche dating
Two American Jews enjoy a party in Jerusalem at the end of a weeklong romantic voyage to Israel Wednesday, May 10, 2006. The trip organized by the Jewish online dating service JDate.; Credit: Oded...
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Continuing chaos in Ferguson despite National Guard presence
A law enforcement officer watches on during a protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri on August 18, 2014. Police fired tear gas in another night of unrest in a Missouri town where a...
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California business groups warn of impending 'hidden gas tax'
Experts say the average Californian will see $4 per month added to their cost of living due to the gas price hike.; Credit: David McNew/Getty ImagesCalifornians are seeing and hearing a blitz of...
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New LAUSD disciplinary policy to focus on counseling, not criminalization
File: A student on his way to school walks past a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school, in Los Angeles, California on Feb. 13, 2009.; Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles...
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