President Biden officially announces his re-election bid; Civil rights and entertainment giant Harry Belafonte dies at 96; Tulare Basin prepares snowmelt and floods: The Pacifica Evening News, Weekday

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

• President Biden makes expected announcement of his bid for a second term
• Former President Trump’s rape trial is underway in New York
• House Republicans prepare to vote on a debt ceiling and budget cut package
• Tulare Basin braces for snowmelt and flooding 
• Public health and drug reform advocates warn against California bills to increase prison time for fentanyl sales
• UC Berkeley students stage a sit-in to protest closure plans for the Anthropology Library

 

Photo by KPFA reporter Gil Martel: Student sit in at UC Berkeley Anthropology Library

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