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Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday.

Good evening I’m Angela Birdsong

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-End The Gun Violence Movement

-UFCW Organizer Speaks with Reporter Dan McCrory

-Range Projects Gallery Brings Awareness to Alzheimer’s in Art and Creative Writing Workshops

-Dating in College while balancing Mental Health Commentary with Ashantee Polk

-A State of Emergency was declared in Ecuador by the current president

-And the Community Calendar

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SIDEBAR: My nephew, William Owens, in the photo with me assisted with engineering the show under the tutelage of Mr. Wendell Handy. Thank you for showing him the ropes!

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Billboards across Iran’s capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. But perhaps for the first time since the chaotic days following Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, more women — both young and old — choose not to do so. Some women said they’ve had enough — no matter the consequence. They say they are fighting for more freedom in Iran and a better future for their daughters.

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-At least 25 killed and 42 wounded by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since Tuesday, more news highlights from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

-Renovations become Evictions and are called “Renovictions” in Santa Barbara

-The Writers Guild Association Strike

-And the Community Calendar

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Elon Musk invited Don Lemon — who last month was fired from CNN following a string of gaffes as co-host of “CNN This Morning” — to revive his career by launching a show on Twitter, saying the Audience is much bigger. As of midday Wednesday, Lemon — who had tweeted last month that he was blindsided by the news of his firing just hours after his final broadcast — had not replied to Musk.

Good evening I’m Angela Birdsong

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-Writers Guild Association Strike

-May Day holiday in Havana

-UC Santa Barbara’s Healing Space–now the local school district’s partner to address racial bullying.

-International news from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

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A jury on Thursday convicts four members of the far-right Proud Boys militia group including its former leader Enrique Tarrio of seditious conspiracy, finding they plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.

Good evening I’m Angela Birdsong

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-Thumbs down on over 3500 windowless units for UCSB Student Housing

-International news from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

-Venezuela hits the news today

-The Writers Guild Strike

-Civil Rights Leader Calls on Mayor Bass and LA City Council to Name Belafonte Street in L.A.

-And the Community Calendar

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2023 year marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1993. May 3rd acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom, to raise awareness about the value of press freedom, the necessity of defending journalists’ rights and the need to support independent, free media, along with paying tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This year theme for the day is, Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Drive for All Other Human Rights…”

Good evening I’m Angela Birdsong

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-Part 2 of Learned lessons by UAW 2865 UCLA strikers

-Conditions in California Prisons

-Granddaughter of Disney is vocal about worker’s rights at the magical kingdom

-Air Drone attack on the Kremlin

-International news from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

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White Woman, whose lies got 14 year old Emmit Till Kidnapped, Lynched and Killed, dies today. She was 88 years old.

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-Chicago Transit workers under attack

-International news from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

-Commentary on Tucker Carlson’s Departure and the Mainstream Media reliance on corporate and government interests

-US Congressional resolutions passed Tuesday against Russia

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Los Angeles Metro going cashless is a bumpy road especially for the unbanked.  Some 40% of LA Metro riders pay the old way: with cash.

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-Learned lessons by UAW 2865 UCLA strikers of a 2 part series

-Anti-American sentiment is widespread in Somalia

-Harry Belafonte

-President of Venezuela may exile in Miami Florida

-International news from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

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Kathy Sutton, Executive Director, Sensory Integration Education & Resource Foundation (SIERF), Speaks with Reporter Angela Birdsong about Being a Mother and Advocate for Autism.

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. formally declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, and Fox news pays Dominion Voting Systems, instead of going to trial.

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-First in-person public meeting of the City of Los Angeles’s Reparations Advisory Commission

-LA County Approves affordable housing in Westwood

-International news from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

-Commentary with Pedro Baez about gun violence

-Dan Nowman brings us Bill Maher and Russell Brand

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Affordable Care Act ups and downs across the country, with expansion in Medicaid for North Carolina, but possibly struck down in Texas for no cost preventative care, however a few California counties help some contracted employees get healthcare…

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-Executive Director Kathy Sutton of SIERF, Sensory Integration Education and Resource Foundation speaks of the importance of Autism Awareness Month

-Birthing Justice airs on PBS to celebrate Black Maternal Health Week

-Presidents of the largest economy in Latin America and the largest economy in Asia have an informal meeting

-International news from outside the NATO-controlled media sphere

-Commentary with Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson of the Women’s Leadership Project

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