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Peruvians go to the polls Sunday to elect their next president amid a conservative shift in Latin America. The daughter of a former dictator, a far-right senator, could win.

Public health experts are worried that states are less prepared to respond to the Ebola outbreak and other infectious disease threats because many weakened their public health authorities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, a chat with California Assembly Member Matt Haney. Then, how a Green Day CD opened up a window to a new world. And, a documentary about fighting cancer with laughter.

All month, in honor of Women’s History, QUEER POWER HOUR is sharing stories from Making Gay History about lesbian and trans pioneers upon whose shoulders all queer people stand. We’ll hear from local heroes and power couples, authors, activists and musicians — and, yes, Ellen.

A coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania. The government says the project will transform the nation, but environmental campaigners and critics oppose it.

Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.

Google’s “Debug Project” requested a permit from the EPA in May to release 32 million sterile male mosquitos in California and Florida.

Journalist Jacob Silverman writes that companies from Google to SpaceX have embraced war and lined up for lucrative contracts amidst the US-Israeli assault on Iran.

ProPublica’s Patricia Callahan writes that RFK Jr.’s spread of misinformation could prompt vaccine manufacturers to flee the US market, further limiting access.

Today is National Joe Day!

It’s been a week of high stakes home games for the Golden State Valkyries. And the team is open for rivalry - depending on how you define it.

The vote marked a rare bipartisan rebuke of the war, but is mostly symbolic. Democrats have been unable to pass a war powers resolution in the Senate, and even if they could it would likely be vetoed.