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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.

County Education Coordinating Council Pushes For Free Student Metro Passes

Comments (1) | bus, Bus Riders Union, la county education coordinating council, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles metro, metro, public health, students, train, transit, Transportation

Many students rely on public transportation to get to and from school every day. (Matthew Tinoco/Neon Tommy)

Matthew Tinoco
Staff Reporter

Are free TAP cards in the future for L.A.'s students?

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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.

300,000 West Virginians Still Without Clean Tap Water

Comments (0) | chemical spill, clean, Drink, Nation and World, potable, public health, Sanitation, tap water, water treatment, West Virginia

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Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

It could take days for the water supply to be safe again.

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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.

Gas-Holes: Acidizing Continues To Threaten USC-Area Residents

alina evans, neon tommy

Alina Evans
Contributor

Danger lurks 50 feet from the homes of families and USC students.

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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.

Public Health Fail: Circumcision Does Not Grant Immunity From AIDS

Aktionsbündnis gegen Aids, Creative Commons

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Are we really playing a fine print game with AIDS awareness?

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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.

15 Percent Of American Youth Are Not In Work Or School

Comments (19) | American youth, civic life, economic crisis, economy, Education, graduation rates, job market, leadership, Los Angeles, Los Angeles youth, National, Opportunity Index, Opportunity Nation, poverty, public health, statistics, Year Up

Many youth remain jobless and out of school (Neon Tommy)

Lior Haykeen
Staff Reporter

More than 6 million young Americans are missing key job opportunities.

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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.

Walk, Don't Run, From Killer Hornets

Meghan Coyle
Staff Reporter

Hornets that can kill, and other dangerous bugs all over the world.

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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.

Cuba Reports New Cholera Outbreak

Comments (285) | cholera, cuba, havana, International, public health

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

A cholera outbreak in Cuba has infected over 150 people, including a dozen foreigners.

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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.

Government Must Step Up School Lunch Regulation

USDAgov, Creative Commons

Katrina Kaiser
Contributor

Governments need to stand up for the kids in the face of big business.

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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.

Noxious Little Diatribes: A Word On My Smoking Habit

Comments (143) | cigarette, Environment, Health, Obesity, Opinion, public health, public opinion, satire, smokers, smoking, society

borntosnore, Creative Commons

Sameer Suri
Contributor

My God… smoking kills? No one told me this!

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