Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Candidates for the city’s top job weigh in on environmental questions.
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Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the attorney general have pledged to appeal it.
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Officials discussed investments in infrastructure, education to protect road users.
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A panel of experts could determine if “pattern of misconduct” occurred.
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Hotter temperatures make breathing problems during sleep more likely, even when it's not extremely hot
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The former leader of FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Dan Stein, retired this year after more than 40 at the helm of the organization. The right-wing group has long fought to reduce immigration and for tougher border controls. Under President Trump, Stein's once-fringe ideas are now being enacted.
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Most of the bidding action was online. But at a ritzy Beverly Hills hotel, hopeful bidders united by genuine affection for Lynch admired the tools of the late artist's trade. It was a mirthful wake.
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The over-the-top ad combines the energy of Grand Theft Auto with the drama of the NBA Finals — all created by AI. Is it a sign of things to come?
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With a billboard in Times Square and a night on Broadway, the year's top high school performers are ready for their big moment at the Jimmy Awards.
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad