Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The $4.6M project is set to add educational space, improve infrastructure.
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Avula calls resignation amicable; Anthony "Scott" Morris named interim director
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet still needs to approve the deal.
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District officials say meeting 2030 goals will require more investment.
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Lawmakers are pushing to protect federal tax credits that lower premiums.
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In India, sensationalist TV news coverage of fighting between India and Pakistan reveals the polarization of the country's media.
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Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.
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A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.
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An underground network of feminists and activists developed new models of care for abortion that eventually helped legalize abortion in countries across Latin America.
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June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.
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- 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