Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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State AG says the merger would lead to higher prices and likely store closures.
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An AP investigation found he claimed to have voted for Trump and said he must take part of the blame.
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Your guide: Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
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More centers linked to housing initiatives are in the works, too.
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A MoveOn petition urging its reopening already has 800 signatures.
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It's unclear who's financing the effort, but some candidates believe they were chosen as spoilers to help elect Democrats.
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The Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., includes a section of graves of LGBTQ Americans. We take a pride month tour.
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Smith once said he came up with the name Federal Express because he wanted the company to sound big and important when in fact it was a start-up operation with a future far from assured.
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Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education.
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The pledge comes amid ongoing federal immigration raids targeting migrants in the area, and calls from the Dodgers' fanbase for the organization to speak out against them.
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A new collection of essays by New Yorker writer Evan Osnos, The Haves and Have-Yachts, provides rich research and material for the conversation about extreme wealth in America 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