Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Underwater grasses called ‘canary in the coalmine’ for Bay ecosystem.
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The new Falling Creek Middle School will have room for 1,800 students.
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Debby came ashore just west of Steinhatchee, along the state's Big Bend region. It arrived with sustained winds of 80 mph, and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.
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The pantry serves over 1,500 a month in a county with no grocery stores.
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Ongoing errors in new federal system frustrate Virginia colleges, families.
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Activists, former maternity home residents grapple with a complicated legacy.
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Divers are getting excited about the planned sinking of the SS United States. The once glorious luxury ocean liner is slated to become an artificial reef.
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A federal judge had previously said people must get at least 15 days to challenge their deportations to countries they're not originally from.
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A group of Democratic senators and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller hosted a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center Monday evening. But the Kennedy Center had nothing to do with programming it.
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Bezos will soon marry Lauren Sánchez in Venice. Protesters say the city, already grappling with overtourism, is putting the wedding over their needs — which city officials and wedding organizers deny.
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Emmy voters have until tonight to send in their picks for nominees. Here's what NPR TV critic Eric Deggans thinks they should be voting for.
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