Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The candidates weigh in on what their districts — and the city — need most.
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Andrew 'Gumby' Breton, Paul Goldman and Zac Walker are running for the seat.
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City Council Vice President Ann-Frances Lambert is running against Kenya Gibson and Maria Carra Rose.
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Sarah Abubaker is running unopposed.
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Stephanie Lynch is running unopposed.
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Ellen Robertson is running for re-election against Tavares Floyd and Willie E. Hilliard.
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Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.
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35 House members said they are troubled by the Agriculture Department's plans to collect personal data from people who applied for federal food assistance, and urged the effort to "immediately cease."
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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At issue was a Tenneessee law that bars minors from accessing gender-affirming care as they transition genders.
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Labubus are a global sensation — sparking long lines outside toy stores, selling out online within minutes, and listing for double or triple their original price on resale markets. Here's why.
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