Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, with President Trump at the White House in 2018, approved adding to the 2020 census a question asking, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?" Credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/ via Getty Images / CapRadioA second federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census is illegal.

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The new proposition would also eliminate California’s heavily contested high-speed-rail project. Credit: California High-Speed Rail / FlickrRepublican Representative Doug LaMalfa of Butte County introduced the High-Speed Rail Refund Act saying it's time to kill—what he calls—a misguided project. His resolution directs the Secretary of Transportation to take all necessary actions to get funds back.

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A new study from UC Davis shows it might be possible to separate the therapeutic effects of hallucinogens from the psychedelic effects.

Story by Sammy Caiola.

Thursday, March 7, 2019