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This Wisconsin 'Chip Party' Doesn't Come With Cheese Dip

Some employees of 32M have volunteered to have microchips implanted in them. NPR's Noel King and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor of information studies Michael Zimmer, explore the risks.

Tina D’Elia in ‘OUT of Site: Haight-Ashbury’ - ODC Theater Festival continues - Frameline45 begins - Peter Robinson in Sausalito

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area Performing Arts, host David Latulippe talks to actor Tina D’Elia about her role in OUT of Site: Haight-Ashbury, which starts this weekend. Also, conversations with ODC creative director Chloë Zimberg and composer Rinde Eckert about the second weekend of the ninth annual ODC Theater Festival; we talk with the new director of programming, Allegra Madsen, about the start of Frameline45 — the world’s largest LGBTQ+ film festival. Plus, Peter Robinson takes us to beautiful Sausalito.

Indian traders and vendors negotiate prices at a wholesale vegetable market in Hyderabad. The Indian economy grew at 7.1 percent for the 2016-2017 financial year.

With Greater Economic Strength, India Believes Its 'Time Has Come'

"I don't think India wants to be a formal U.S. ally," says Alyssa Ayres, author of Our Time Has Come: How India Is Making Its Place in the World. "It sees alliance relationships as too constraining."

A dolphin swims by at an exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The aquarium hopes to relocate its dolphins to a sanctuary off the coast of Florida or in the Caribbean.

At Baltimore's National Aquarium, Climate Change Presents Challenges Inside And Out

Three years ago, the aquarium decided it would find a sanctuary in the wild for its prized pod of dolphins. But then climate change complicated the plan entirely.

Steve Bannon speaks before introducing Republican senatorial candidate Roy Moore in December in Fairhope, Ala. Bannon now finds himself on the outs with the conservative website he once led and the White House administration where he had been a key player.

The Russia Investigations: Bannon Comes In From The Cold, Trump Wavers On Mueller

Exiled from Trump world, Steve Bannon is headed to the House Intelligence Committee. The president might talk to Mueller — or not. And Sen. Feinstein released a big transcript over GOP objections.

Professional fighter Gina Mazany practices during a training session at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts in Las Vegas. She well remembers her first concussion — which came in her first fight. "I was throwing up that night," Mazany says.

Female Athletes Are Closing The Gender Gap When It Comes To Concussions

Gina "Danger" Mazany is a professional mixed martial arts athlete, and she's helping researchers learn more about head injuries and the female brain.

A 5G cell (center) in Sacramento, Calif. Mayor Darrell Steinberg says he hopes the new high-speed wireless service will attract businesses to the city.

Coming To A City Near You, 5G. Fastest Wireless Yet Will Bring New Services

Sacramento, Calif., is one of the first U.S. cities to have 5G wireless service, and its mayor sees 5G giving the city an edge in attracting businesses and autonomous-vehicle technology.

Far-West Coming to the Bay Area

This Saturday 3 pm on "Folk Music & Beyond", we'll tell you all about the upcoming Folk Alliance/Far-West regional conference in Oakland, a gathering of…

Used N95 masks are collected at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Monday.

N95 Mask Shortage Brings Inventor Out Of Retirement In Search Of Safe Reuse Method

Health care workers in short supply are reusing N95 masks amid the pandemic. Peter Tsai, who developed its virus-blocking filter, is trying to find a disinfection method that doesn't degrade the mask.

Sandip Roy: Intolerance comes to the Party

Amidst the jubilation and euphoria surrounding Prime Minisater Narendra Modi's visit to Silicone Valley, a familiar unwelcome guest.It’s been over 30…

Teachers With Student Debt: The Struggle, The Causes And What Comes Next

More than 2,000 teachers responded to our survey. Some called their student loan debt "an albatross around my neck," others simply said, "Help!"

People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Ark., on April 6.

10 Years Of Spectacular U.S. Job Growth Nearly Wiped Out In 4 Weeks

The number of people filing for unemployment climbed by another 5.2 million, as the toll of the nation's economic dive continues to mount. In the past four weeks, 22 million have filed claims.

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