Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Final Senate vote this session expected Tuesday
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President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office at noon followed by a presidential parade, signing ceremony and inaugural balls.
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President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
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A similar proposal previously was scuttled in committee.
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Proposed rule would require dogs to remain leashed on most county land.
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In a shocking, apparent assassination, authorities say a gunman dressed as a police officer kill a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in her home, wounded another politician and his wife in another home and had other political targets in mind
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No Kings protests will be held across the country. The protests are the same day as a military parade in Washington to celebrate the Army's 250th birthday.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Charles Freilich, Israel's former deputy national security advisor, about the ongoing strikes taking place between Israel and Iran.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Eric Marcus about the latest season of his series Making Gay History, which explores the lives of LGBTQ people during the Nazi era.
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People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
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