Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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County, state officials are exploring alternative funding options.
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Initial estimates pegged the project at $3.5 billion.
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The hogs were raised by county staff after complications with their mother.
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Updated device policies go into effect in January.
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Can we change forestry practices in time to save declining eastern hardwood species?
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A new proposal could streamline solar projects by overriding local rules.
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The two Koreas have engaged in psychological warfare since the 1960s, with weapons like huge billboard screens, loudspeakers installed along the border, and airdropping propaganda leaflets.
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Author Dan Rubinstein paddled from Ottawa to New York City and back to understand how being near water benefits people. His book is called "Water Borne."
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As President Trump weighs U.S. military involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., says he backs any move by the president "if that is what is required to finish the job."
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says Iran is "marching very quickly" toward a nuclear weapon. The U.S. intelligence community says Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
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Here are some of the best entries in NPR's 2024 College Podcast Challenge.
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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