The recovery is proving to be a long game due to dangerously low temperatures that are turning slushy streets into sheets of ice.
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The structures succumbed to the combined force of a powerful "bomb cyclone" and extreme high tides that scoured the sand from beneath their foundations.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation froze funds for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. A federal court deemed that action “capricious and unnecessary” after the program had already restarted.
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Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over a chemical found in medical-grade sterilizers. Charlotte-based nonprofit CleanAIRE NC joined three other nonprofits in the suit after the EPA rolled back regulations on ethylene oxide.
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Records obtained by the ACLU indicate the former American Hebrew Academy is among the locations under federal consideration. The possibility has drawn scrutiny from local leaders, who suggest the move would face zoning and public approval challenges.
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Restaurants including Acadia Foods, Que Viva Latin Street Grill, and Little Pep wine bar have all issued social media pleas for help amid low sales.
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Epstein's photos and emails have already prompted King Charles to strip his brother Andrew of his title "prince." Now, they've prompted one of Britain's top diplomats — Peter Mandelson — to step down.
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The last revaluation for the county was in 2022.
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A coyote was spotted swimming to Alcatraz and now appears to be thriving. Ecologist Christopher Schell at the University of California Berkeley has been following this saga.
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NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.
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Back-to-back winter storms are forcing many North Carolina school districts to adjust their calendars to meet state requirements.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with David Graham of The Atlantic about President Trump's vision for the Kennedy Center and the intersection of art and politics.
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Kimberly Blaeser, a former poet laureate of Wisconsin, will accept a prize from the National Book Foundation next month for her collection of poems, Ancient Light.
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Former Winston-Salem State University chief strategy officer Shannon Henry has been chosen to lead the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County.
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A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries.
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President Trump said in an interview he wants Republicans to "nationalize" elections. It's the latest instance of Trump's willingness to meddle in election administration.