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Category: World and Local News
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Southport ready for thousands as North Carolina Fourth of July Festival begin
Wilmington, NC and surrounding area this week: Southport, NC, is bracing for thousands of visitors as the North Carolina Fourth of July Festival begins, with; and As July Fourth approaches, animal advocates in the Wilmington area are…
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Charleston’s colonial naturalist and his fragrant, namesake flower
Pawleys Island / Georgetown & Horry Counties, SC this week: A profile of Alexander Garden, the 18th-century Scottish physician and naturalist who gave his name to the gardenia; and The Heyward-Washington House in Charleston hosted a…
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NY pledges $700M for Atlantic Yards, new developers say affordable housing ready by 2031
New York state has pledged $700 million toward a $5 billion plan to build 5,600 apartments over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards train tracks, with the first affordable units expected by 2031.
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Ukraine War: Front Lines, Russia’s, Four Reasons Crimea Has, and more.
Ukraine War: Front Lines, Russia’s Moves, and Life Under Conflict this week: Infrastructure fragility in annexed Crimea signals persistent operational instability for any external engagement; and Frontline skirmishes suggest localized…
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Venezuela Earthquake: Collapse, Hidden Dead True Toll Venezuela Is Buried Under, and more.
Venezuela Earthquake: Collapse, Rescue, and Toll this week: Underreporting of casualties suggests systemic failure in post-disaster governance and accountability mechanisms; and Infrastructure neglect in key regions signals systemic…
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Iran After the War: Funeral, U S Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting Kill, and more.
Iran After the War: Funeral, Leadership, and Future this week: Israeli actions targeting Iranian negotiators risk immediate derailment of high-stakes diplomatic track; and Incomplete state infrastructure signals persistent governance…
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Debate continues over future of Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement
Wilmington, NC and surrounding area this week: North Carolina transportation officials are advancing plans to replace the aging Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, a; and Wilmington’s $68 million purchase of the 12.
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More than 50 unmarked graves unearthed at Citadel football stadium during construction upgrade
Pawleys Island / Georgetown & Horry Counties, SC this week: Construction at The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium has uncovered approximately 50 unmarked graves, part of the; and The South Carolina Ports Authority will idle its $1.
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Why Claire Valdez Wants Universal Rent Control
New York City, NY this week: Claire Valdez, a Democratic primary winner for New York’s 7th Congressional District, is advancing a federal housing; and The itinerant art and design fair NOMAD has launched its U.S.
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U.S. Strikes Iran Over Attack on Hormuz Ship
World & Travel this week: U.S. forces conducted retaliatory strikes against Iranian missile, drone, and radar sites following an Iranian drone; and A severe heatwave is forecast to push temperatures to 40C (104F) in Germany and Poland…