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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

The Weingart Center For The Homeless: A New Type Of Investment

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Marina Peña
Contributor

L.A. officials must do more to support innovative solutions to homelessness.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Federal Government To Recognize Same-Sex Marriage In 7 More States

Comments (0) | Attorney General Eric Holder, district of columbia, federal government, LGBT rights, marriage equality, National, same-sex marriage

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Niki Hashemi
Web Producer

7 more states will receive the benefits of federally recognized same-sex marriage.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

America's Smartest Gamble: Legalizing Sports Betting

Comments (2) | 2014, Chris Christie, economy, federal government, Las Vegas, legalized, Max Meyer, Nevada, New Jersey, Sports, sports betting, sports feed, state government, tax revenue, United States, wagering

Max Meyer
Senior Sports Editor

The U.S. government should adjust its stance on sports betting.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Gov. Brown Signs Ted Lieu Bill Prohibiting Mass Spying On Californians

Comments (0) | anti-spying, bill, California, federal government, Governor Brown, jerry brown, legislation, National, Senate Bill 828, Senator Ted Lieu, Spying, ted lieu

Belinda Cai
Web Producer

More than 38 million Californians are spied on.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Legalize Weed, But Don't Forget Those Behind Bars

Comments (0) | Bernard Noble, coca leaf, Colorado, Conviction, criminal, decriminalization, deportation, Drug, drug addiction, Drug Cartels, drug organizations, drug policy, drug possession, drug regulation, Drugs, federal government, financial aid, gcdp, Global commission on drug policy, government, incarceration, jail, jeff mizanskey, justice system, Law, legalization, legalize, legalize weed, life behind bars, life in prison, life sentence, louisiana, LSD, Maps, marijuana, MDMA, mental health, misdemeanor, nonviolent drug possession, Opinion, portugal, Portugal drug policy, pot, prison industrial complex, prison population, psychedelic, psychedelics, psychoactive, ptsd, public health, public housing, race, racial disparity, racial profiling, racism, retroactive ameliorative relief, smoking weed, taxpayer money, three strikes, three strikes law, war on drugs, Washington, Weed

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

In states where weed is legal, people are still in prison for lighting up before legalization.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Executive Order Protects Gay Workers, Includes No Religious Exemptions

Comments (0) | discrimination, executive order, faith organizations, faith-based organizations, Federal Contractors, federal employees, federal government, gay protections, gay rights, Hobby Lobby, hobby lobby case, mr. obama, National, Obama, POTUS, President, President Obama, religious exemption

The request for a religious exemption in the executive order was denied. (Reinhard Dietrich, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

A big win for the LGBT community and its allies.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Federal And Local Governments Work To Minimize L.A. Homelessness Population

Comments (1) | 2015, 36000, 54000, epidemic homelessness, federal government, homeless, homeless veterans, Homelessness, homelessness in L.A., l.a., L.A. homeless population, local government, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Rosslyn hotel, SRO Housing, SRO Housing Corporation, The Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Could 2015 really be a year of change?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Federal Government Says Banks Can Take Marijuana Money

Comments (0) | banks, businesses, BuzzFeed, Congress, federal government, Federal rules, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN, florida illegal immigrants, guidance, legalize, loans, marijuana, National, Obama, Storify, Treasury Department, week

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Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

Banks can do business with marijuana vendors.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

NSA's PRISM Spied On 59,000 Accounts In Six Months

Comments (0) | data, Facebook, federal government, FISA, foreign intelligence surveillance court, Google, microsoft, National, national security agency, NSA spying, Nsa Surveillance, PRISM, Spying, Technology, U.S. government, United States, yahoo

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

Why does the NSA need personal data from so many people?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

College Republicans And Democrats On Obama's State Of The Union

Comments (3) | college, Democrats, executive, federal government, future, GOP, Obama, Opinion, partisan, politics, President, Republicans, sotu, speech, State of the Union 2014, State of the Union Address, USC, youth

Jack Merritt, Alec White
Guest Contributors

Analysts from USC's Democratic and Republican party contingents to give their takes on SOTU 2014.

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