Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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$800K of funding for the city's Manufactured Home Initiative contingent on study.
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Pharrell Williams' announcement coincided with when tickets went on sale for Virginians.
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The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.
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Updated April 29: Six Democrats are set to compete for the right to face Republican John Reid.
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The company identified a number of recent Russia-linked campaigns that have shifted focus to Harris, relying on videos to spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods about the Democratic nominee.
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State AG says the merger would lead to higher prices and likely store closures.
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President Trump holds a press conference on today's Supreme Court decisions. NPR's Carrie Johnson and Tamara Keith join Steve Inskeep to discuss.
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Conservative groups challenged the program, contending that Congress exceeded its powers in enacting legislation that delegated to the FCC the task of operating the Universal Service Fund.
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After surviving many close calls as a war correspondent, Norland was diagnosed with a lethal brain tumor in 2019. He died June 22. In this 2024 interview, he reflected on facing mortality.
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At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.
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The ruling is the first time that the court has imposed requirements on adult consumers in order to protect minors from having access to sexually explicit material.
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