Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The Nature Conservancy is halfway through an ambitious 10-year plan to preserve 253,000 acres and boost local economies across three states.
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The Democratic gubernatorial nominee is on an 8-day bus tour of the state.
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Lawyers worry witnesses and victims may skip court out of fear of detainment.
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The review flagged about 25% of official purchases in a 23-month period.
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The aircraft carrier left for a regularly scheduled deployment after the U.S. and Israel targeted Iranian nuclear facilities.
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The governor said that appointees would need to be rejected by Virginia House or Senate.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.
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Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.
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GOP leaders overcame intraparty objections, fulfilling a Trump campaign promise.
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The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it about galaxies far, far away.
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Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements.
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