Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Councilors also approved eight affordable housing development grants.
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The sale to Oyo, a travel business, will include the Studio 6 motel brand, which caters to customers seeking extended stays. The all-cash transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of the year.
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Richmond Fed says commonwealth's job market has ‘softened'
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Thousands cast their votes on the first day.
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Planning director Jo Ann Hunter said, “It has been a surprisingly divisive ordinance.”
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The measure does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the election security proposal backed by former President Donald Trump.
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In 2024, 64% of the eligible-voting population turned out, the second highest in 120 years. New data show that even if all those voters who stayed home had voted, Trump would still be president today.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mikhail Chester, professor of engineering at Arizona State University, about how extreme heat affects transportation infrastructure.
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The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.
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We take a hike in the Maine woods with high school students who've been given the option to hike instead of sit in detention.
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President Trump's financial disclosure shows more than $630 million in income from 2024 including tens of millions from cryptocurrency and Trump-branded products touted on the campaign trail.
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