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Arts & Life LA's booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture and traditional cumbia music The booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture with traditional Latin American cumbia music — into a fun, bombastic mix of styles. Los Angeles is an incubator of this type of cultural trend. Vanessa Romo
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Artist, singer, playwright novelist and wrestler Rosalyn Drexler dies at 98 Rosalyn Drexler was a pop artist, a sculptor, a novelist, a playwright and even a professional wrestler at one point. She died at 98 years old. Jason Fuller
Arts & Life 20 years after 'Twilight,' Forks' vampire economy is still booming The Twilight books and movies transformed Forks, Wash., the remote logging town where they were set. Forks struggled after losing its main industry. Then the vampires brought an economic boost. Matt Martin
National Chicago prepares after Trump's threats of increased ICE arrests and federal troops The Trump Administration said Chicago is among its targets for increased ICE enforcement and the National Guard. It's an anxious time as city leaders and activists prepare for what may come. Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
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Health What are the consequences of eliminating vaccine mandates, as Florida plans to do? NPR's Juana Summers talks with Florida-based pediatrician Mona Amin about Governor Ron DeSantis' push to eliminate vaccine mandates in his state, and what that could mean for Floridians' health. Christopher Intagliata
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