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Project delays didn’t stop $1.9B in visitor spending in the county in 2023.
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Allows patients immediate access to help during crisis
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Thursday’s meeting focused on toll of caregiving, JLARC update
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Tech giants are seeking clean electricity sources amid increasing demand for AI and data centers.
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The museum was one of four American sites chosen for the inaugural class.
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Union leaders say the law sets a new standard for laborers in the city.
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Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about U.S. policy on the conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Conflict has sown trauma in the western region of Colombia. Doctors Without Borders is working with local healers and health care professionals to come up with ways to help heal the psychic wounds.
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Meanwhile several sites across Israel sustained direct hits by Iranian missiles and Israeli leaders warned they would intensify attacks on "strategic targets" in Iran.
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Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine.