Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Early childhood education providers that receive public funds are required to participate.
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Federal investigators, state inspectors criticized over response to reports of problems at the factory.
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Walgreens says about a quarter of its stores are unprofitable. Big pharmacy chains are struggling with growing retail competition and lower prescription payouts.
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Hires needed to address a “10-year increase” in mental health problems.
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Each weighs in on topics ranging from Southside investment to housing.
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Youngkin administration says daily removals don’t violate U.S. election law.
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Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ideas — are now more permanently embedded in the federal government.
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The tourists who were targeted by water blasts laughed it off. Cities like Barcelona and the island of Mallorca have seen housing costs skyrocket as homes are diverted to the short-term rental market.
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Also looming over the meeting are President Trump's inflammatory threats to make Canada the 51st state and take over Greenland.
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A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.
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It's being called the largest land return deal in California's history. Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey tells NPR's Scott Detrow what it means for the Yurok Tribe and for the land.
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