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News and Current Events Articles
Below are just a few article databases that are useful for accessing news and current events information. (off campus access info)

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LexisNexis Academic Universe
Index to full text articles in national & international newspapers and magazines.
Proquest Newspapers
Provides online access to most of the text from the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. The "historical" section covers these newspapers from the beginning of the papers' runs. (Click on the "databases selected" link in the top left corner to select multiple newspapers to search at the same time.) Also provides access to AltPress Watch, Ethnic NewsWatch and GenderWatch.
 
Expanded Academic ASAP 1980 - present
Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images.
Access World News (formerly "America's Newspapers")
Provides online access to the text of over 600 U.S. (including over 130 from California) and over 700 international news sources.
 

For a more comprehensive list, see the Young Research Library's news databases.

 
   
Other Selected Sources
 
BBC News  
National Public Radio - NPR  
News and Views - PBS  
PR Newswire   
UPI - United Press International  
GPO Access - U.S. Government Printing Office  
 

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