Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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An AP investigation found he claimed to have voted for Trump and said he must take part of the blame.
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Your guide: Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
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More centers linked to housing initiatives are in the works, too.
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A MoveOn petition urging its reopening already has 800 signatures.
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It's unclear who's financing the effort, but some candidates believe they were chosen as spoilers to help elect Democrats.
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A VCU team is studying how islands off Virginia's Eastern Shore react to changing climate conditions.
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Anna Wintour is leaving her post as American Vogue's editor-in-chief after 37 years — but she's not retiring. She will remain a global force at Condé Nast as a new era begins for the magazine.
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Chad Machado and his son, Xavier, live in Kekaha — a small town on Hawaii's western island of Kaua'i. Xavier never took to school, but had been obsessed with cooking from a young age. So when Chad lost his job during the Covid-19 pandemic, they decided to take a risk and open up a pizza shop.
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The announcement on Canada follows a flurry of updates around trade talks and a suggestion by President Trump that the upcoming July 8 deadline for countries to make deals with the U.S. is moveable.
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Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.
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The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said.
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