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State Regulators To Vote On New Emergency Rules For Stonecutters' Safety

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A person wearing a baseball cap lies down on a bed.
Jorge Moreno watches soccer while his wife Maria Valencia reads the bible at their home in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 2023. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Regulators To Vote On Rules For Stonecutters’ Safety 

California regulators are set to vote this week on new emergency rules to protect workers power cutting “engineered stone” to make kitchen countertops. The factory-made material is linked to an aggressive lung disease killing workers.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero

Fresno Raises Palestinian Flag

Last week, the city of Fresno became one of the first in the nation to raise the Palestinian flag, in solidarity with those killed in the Gaza Strip.  The flag raising comes two months after Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer publicly showed support for Israel and made insensitive comments about the ongoing conflict.
Reporter: Esther Quintanilla, KVPR 

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