Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced U.S. citizens and dozens of others for their role in a failed coup attempt in May.
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Multiple attempts to throw out the challenge failed over the summer.
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The company is also permanently ceasing liverwurst production.
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Los votantes de Richmond elegirán a su próximo alcalde en noviembre.
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Reports like this week’s on the bay’s declining osprey population have garnered attention because of the potential link to controversial industrial menhaden fishing.
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According to the CFPB, the ban will end years of abusive lending practices.
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The Supreme Court is expected to decide on six remaining cases of its term today, including one on birthright citizenship. And, new details about the U.S. air strikes on Iran's nuclear program.
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Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector.
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An effort to privatize U.S. air traffic control in 2017 never took off. Now the aviation industry is uniting behind the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the system.
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From British royalty and billionaire antics to the latest in U.S. news, this week's quiz will make you feel smart and savvy at the dinner table.
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Morning Edition that "in all likelihood" President Trump exaggerated the damage U.S. bombs made to Iran's nuclear enrichment program.
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- 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