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