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Yusra Farzan

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
12
Latest publication
Sep 29, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Yusra Farzan

    California recognizes Eid as a state holiday. What does that mean? (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. California is now the second state to recognize the two main Muslim holidays as state holidays. Eid ul Fitr is the festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and Eid ul Adha is the festival honoring Abraham or Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as a mark of his devotion to God. They join a state holiday list that als

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Yusra Farzan

    CSU went all-in on AI. At UC, students and faculty say AI use is all over the place (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Years after generative artificial intelligence software became widely accessible, the University of California system still does not have a consistent approach to how AI is used in classrooms, according to its faculty and students. “The situation is contradictory and also extraordinarily fluid,” professor Rita Raley told the university

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Yusra Farzan

    International students worry as SoCal universities pause work authorizations (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The Department of Homeland Security says they have put some colleges and universities “on notice” that they could be in violation of federal rules that dictate work opportunities for international students. The directive has left some of those students feeling worried, as their schools pause opportunities to work in the United States. A

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Yusra Farzan

    Schools reel from the extreme heat, but getting a new AC in the classroom isn’t an easy fix (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. That ocean breeze is just not cutting it in schools in Torrance and Long Beach as Southern California reels from a heat wave. Parents have taken to social media, created petitions and are proposing a bond measure in order to address the sweltering classrooms as temperatures hit triple digits in some areas. Only 25% of Torrance Unified c

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Yusra Farzan

    Southern California coastlines are reeling from the effects of Tropical Storm Marie (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Damages in Dana Point: Six homes were red-tagged when high tides pummelled the coastline. Don Russel, the Capistrano Bay district general manager, said it's possible two other homes will be red-tagged (critically damaged) after high tide activity Tuesday night. Around five homes were yellow tagged (structural damage), he said. Workers a

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