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The Key Bridge collapse is upending life for countless people in the Chesapeake region. Residents say it's not just infrastructure — it's their identity as people who live close to the water.
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Legal experts are calling on Congress to put new restrictions on a president's power to deploy troops on American soil.
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It's been a chalky year for the NCAA basketball tournaments. Only one double-digit seed is left between the men's and women's Sweet Sixteens.
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Sen. Eva Burch announced on the senate floor that she is seeking an abortion for an unviable pregnancy.
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For decades, youth employment was down. But now the labor market is stretched thin and young people are working again.
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Almost everyone fled Sderot, the biggest city invaded by Hamas attackers on Oct. 7. Now most have returned, soldiers are guarding schools, and residents are traumatized and insecure.
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As the Men's Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament kick off tomorrow, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert, Andy Katz.
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The great American sculptor died on Tuesday at his home in New York on the North Fork of Long Island. He was 85.
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A few days after resigning from the State Department, Annelle Sheline speaks out against the Biden administration's support for Israel and says many of her former colleagues share her concerns.
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Two women bonded after the Nashville school shooting a year ago over their children's exposure to violence and loss.