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Arizona State University
Associate Professor of Social Work at Arizona State University and Director of its Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research
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Dominique Roe-Sepowitz
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FROM Dominique Roe-Sepowitz
To the Point
Human Trafficking: The Dark Side of the Super Bowl As the Bay Area prepares to host this weekend's NFL showdown between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers, there's possible new evidence of a "dark side" to the Super Bowl. Increased advertising for "escort services" and "female companionship" on various websites may demonstrate that the game is linked to human trafficking.
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Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike? Thousands of LA public school teachers are going to be back out on the picket lines for a second day. They walked off the job Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement with the LA Unified School District, despite months of negotiations.
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No end in sight More than 800,000 federal employees continue to go without pay in what could soon be the longest government shutdown yet.
KCRW Features
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