Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Some residents could have new internet service by February 2025.
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City leaders do not have a plan or timeline for voting to formally adopt the statement.
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Five families sued the school division over a policy they say violates students’ rights.
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Latinos are the nation’s second fastest-growing bloc, with 36 million eligible voters.
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Tainted deli meat caused 10 deaths, 61 illnesses and the closing of a Southside Virginia plant.
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Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.
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The CEO of the Hispanic Construction Council says removing construction laborers who don't have legal status would put homebuilding projects and critical infrastructure at risk.
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An appeal hearing for President Trump's criminal conviction and sentencing in his hush money case is set to be held in a U.S. court of appeals in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Trade talks between the U.S. and China are entering the third day in London. At the heart of the negotiations are rare earth elements, which are used in many pieces of sophisticated technology.
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Protests of President Trump's immigration policies grew across the U.S. on Tuesday, with rallies held in New York City, Chicago and Seattle.
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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