Melissa Farmer often walks her dog through Gompers Park on Chicago’s northwest side. “This park is gorgeous. People don’t know…
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DOJ watchdog: federal prison not doing enough to prevent inmate suicides
A federal facility in Pennsylvania has failed to take steps to reduce suicide risks among inmates — contrary to policies…
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Helene is threatening the Carolinas 66 years to the day after a storm with that same name brought heavy winds…
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In the two days before it hit Florida, Hurricane Helene grew from a relatively weak tropical storm into a major…
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When people think of Bangladesh, they often think of poverty. It was one of the world’s poorest nations when it…
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Some 25,000 dockworkers at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, from Boston to Houston, could strike as early as October…
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Before Helene even made landfall in Florida, authorities conducted a dramatic rescue operation: The U.S. Coast Guard saved a man…
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One woolly mammoth’s journey at the end of the Ice Age
Lately, Audrey Rowe has been a bit preoccupied with a girl named Elma. Rowe is a paleoecologist and Ph.D. candidate…
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Neuroscientist Nathan Sawtell has spent a lot of time studying a funky looking electric fish characterized by its long nose.…
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