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As summer approaches and temperatures rise, harmful algal blooms are an increasing concern in Eastern North Carolina waterways.

In his new book One Nation Under Dog, Michael Schaffer investigates the booming pet-care industry. He discusses how the $43 billion business reflects our ideas about consumerism, family, politics and domesticity.

One of the pleasures of eating is the taste of something different. But there are some food combinations you would never guess go together. Potato-chip cookies? Sauerkraut cake? Why, those sound every bit as outrageous as ... pumpkin pie.

The season is just starting to sizzle, and listeners have written in to share their plans for adventure – everything from wrestling in Mongolia to singing in England's Canterbury Cathedral, from cycling through the villages of southern France to studying wildlife in a remote Peruvian community.

The plate commemorates the War of 1812 — featuring a website that belonged to a nonprofit that raised money for bicentennial projects. The address now belongs to a gambling site in the Philippines.

Pearl's under-the-radar recommendations include a children's fantasy, a murder mystery set in 1919 Kolkata and an entire book dedicated to the events of 1947.

PG&E, the state's largest utility, has filed for bankruptcy protection due to its potential liabilities. The company says it expects no disruption to services during its Chapter 11 process.

When the NSA leaker asked the Russian leader about his nation's electronic eavesdropping, Putin said there's no "mass system." The Center for Strategic & International Studies says there is.

The ride-share company Uber has decided to try its luck arranging rides for takeout food after it is prohibited in Spain from carrying passengers.

The president's eldest sons will cut the ribbon on a new Trump golf course in Dubai this weekend. The Trump family stands to profit, while U.S. taxpayers pick up the tab for Secret Service protection.