Month: July 2025

Public media federal funding cuts a ‘surmountable challenge’ for CT Public, CEO says

A Trump administration plan to reclaim $1.1 billion in federal funding already given to local public media stations was recently authorized by Congress. Connecticut ...

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Dangerous Heat Index of Up to 111°F Forecast for Florida Through Tuesday

Dangerous Heat Index of Up to 111°F Forecast for Florida Through Tuesday

TAMPA, Fla. — A potentially dangerous heat wave is set to intensify across West Central and Southwest Florida this weekend and into early next ...

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Lake Powell, Grand Staircase Under Smoke Alert Until Saturday Night

Lake Powell, Grand Staircase Under Smoke Alert Until Saturday Night

Southeastern Utah is under a hazardous smoke alert as thick wildfire smoke drifts north from Arizona, blanketing popular recreation areas including Lake Powell, Grand ...

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How China came to rule the world of rare earth elements

On the suburbs of Frankfurt, Germany, investment manager Louis O’Connor protects his company’s most valuable assets in a vault deep below during World War ...

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Common Cause North Carolina: systemic change necessary in the state’s congressional redistricting process

Many are currently anticipating the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina’s recent hearing of closing arguments in ...

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Bipartisan support building for bill to allow for jury trials in Camp Lejeune toxic water cases

A bill that would grant victims of tainted water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune the right to jury trials is gaining bipartisan support. ...

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City of Rocky Mount receives notice of violation after DEQ site inspection at a water treatment plant in May

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued a notice of violation and a possible civil penalty of $25,000 to the City of ...

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GOP divided over Epstein files. And, Columbia disciplines student protesters

Good morning. The Up First newsletter is what you’re reading.Listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your ...

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Ukraine proposes Zelenskyy, Putin, Trump and Erdogan meet this summer

Updated @ 6:06 PM EDT on July 23, 2025 KYIV and Moscow Ukraine suggested that the presidents of the two nations meet this summer ...

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A young woman is caught between worlds in ‘The Tiny Things Are Heavier’

Reading immigrant books that challenge the concept of home is very enjoyable, particularly when it is examined as a pain or memory that one ...

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