Tanzina Vega

Host, The Takeaway

Tanzina Vega appears in the following:

Georgia and Florida: States Sitting in Midterm Limbo

Thursday, November 15, 2018

What will happen with Georgia and Florida, where Midterm Election results are yet to be determined?

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Tanzania Escalates Violence Against LGBTQ People

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Hundreds have fled a government crackdown on the nation’s queer community.

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Theresa May's 600-Page Plan to Save Brexit

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Although British Prime Minister Theresa May has convinced her Cabinet to back her Brexit deal, she’s in for the fight of her life to do the same with Parliament.

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Director Steve McQueen on "Widows," A Thriller Tailor-Made for 2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

 “12 Years a Slave,” director Steve McQueen sits down with The Takeaway to discuss “Widows," his new movie that balances an action-heavy plot with heavier themes.  

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Comprehending the 'Wide, Deep' Destruction of the Camp Fire

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The Camp Fire in Northern California killed dozens of people and wiped out the entire town of Paradise in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 

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The Trouble with Wildfire Evacuations

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

With wildfires, nothing is certain. Preparing ahead of time, while important, only increases your chance of a successful evacuation because every fire is different.

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Amazon Comes to the Neighborhood

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

On Tuesday, Amazon named Long Island City, New York, and Arlington, Virginia as the cite of their HQ2 locations. So what are the terms of the deal?

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Massachusetts Has an Answer to America's Gun Problem

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The idea is not to eliminate gun-ownership but making it harder to obtain.

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Scotland Aims to Stamp Out Homophobia Through LGBTQ Education

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Last week, Scotland became the first country in the world to mandate the teaching of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights in the school curriculum.

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State Legislatures Throughout the US: How do the Political Parties Fare After the Midterms?

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Although Democrats managed to flip some state legislatures, Republicans still control many more throughout the country.

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Doctors On Gun Violence: "This Is Our Lane"

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

The NRA told doctors to "stay in their lane," and not take on the issue of gun violence. Doctors said: no way.

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Trump's New Executive Order Restricts Asylum at US-Mexico Border

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Asylum seekers can now only request asylum from ports of entry.

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How Criminal Justice Fared in the Midterms — and Why Conservative Support Mattered

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Criminal justice reform was on the ballot in at least a dozen states, and conservative support was crucial in several victories. 

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How are Veterans and Members of the Military Reacting to Trump?

Monday, November 12, 2018

With President Trump missing out on a WWI commemoration event, how are members of the military responding to him?

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Devastating Fires Rage Throughout California

Monday, November 12, 2018

The Camp Fire has already been marked as the deadliest fire in recent California history.

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One Hundred Years After Armistice, What Lessons Can Be Learned From World War I?

Monday, November 12, 2018

Millions of lives were lost in World War I, and with no clear outcome, Armistice Day reminds us of the dangers of nationalism and imperialism.

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Trial Over 2020 Census Citizenship Question Enters Second Week

Monday, November 12, 2018

The State of New York, along with more than a dozen other states and cities, is suing the Commerce Department, arguing that a citizenship question was added improperly to the census.

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Medicaid Expansion was on the Ballot in Three States

Thursday, November 08, 2018

Voters in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah all approved ballot measures to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

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Gunman Opens Fire Killing 12 at California Bar

Thursday, November 08, 2018

The dead included the gunman and a sheriff’s sergeant who was the first officer inside the bar.

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Since 2016, Have We Learned Anything About Rural Voters?

Thursday, November 08, 2018

Some states in the Midwest did experience a "blue wave" of their own.

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