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Potato farmer-turned-NASA engineer wants to visit Mars
The daughter of Mexican migrant field workers is now an engineer at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She dreams of being an astronaut and visiting Mars. Also, should we be worried about a "swarm" of earthquakes in the Inland Empire?
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenThe daughter of Mexican migrant field workers is now an engineer at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She dreams of being an astronaut and visiting Mars. Also, should we be worried about a "swarm" of earthquakes in the Inland Empire?
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3 storiesDreaming of Mars, a scientist inspires others along the way
Marleen Martinez Sundgaard is the daughter of migrant farm workers from Mexico. As a child, she and her family would come to Washington state to work in the fields for nine months.
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In New York state, Democrats approved a deal to strengthen rent laws and tenant protections. Meanwhile, the California legislature has yet to make housing and rent control headway.
Read the story10 minIs a flurry of small earthquakes a warning sign?
Hundreds of small earthquakes have hit the Inland Empire in the past two weeks, and seismologists are trying to figure out what that so-called earthquake swarm could tell us.
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