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Data center disputes have been local. But the midterms might change that

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The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future

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Voters say they feel confused and misled on Virginia's redistricting vote

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The Impact Of War

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Who owns presidential records? Trump's Justice Department says it's him

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Spanish speakers learn strategies to pass English-only driving test in Florida

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Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest

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8 children killed in a shooting in Louisiana, police say

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Real estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities. Residents can suffer

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Iowa went all-in on school choice. It's hurting this city's public schools

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In one Iowa city, public schools compete in the free market. Are students better off?

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In one Iowa city, public schools compete in the free market. Are students better off?

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US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship

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Trump signs order fast tracking review of psychedelics for mental health disorders

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What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

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Sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, a man's life is suddenly changed

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Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump

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Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows

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Zohran Mamdani says Iran war speaks to a 'broken kind of politics'

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Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.

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Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

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Congress extends controversial surveillance powers for 10 days

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Acting ICE director says he's resigning amid record-breaking shutdown

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Singer D4vd is arrested months after a teen's remains were found in his car

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House passes bill extending protections for Haitian migrants in the U.S.

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