The August 4 Primary Election ballot will feature several local and statewide races and issues.
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Wildfires near Spokane, Wash., have burned at least 7,000 acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
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The height of the AIDS epidemic hit Cambodia in the late 90s. More than 180,000 people were infected. A full-on government effort to find at-risk populations and distribute medication has gotten the spread under control.
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Texas experienced its warmest winter on record since 1895 and the state's farmers say those high temperatures hampered their peach harvest.
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Missing the World Cup? Well the 2027 Women's World Cup is just around the corner. Host Juana Summers talks about that with former US national team star Megan Rapinoe.
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Dozens of people who grew up around Philadelphia learned decades later they shared the same biological father, a pioneering infertility doctor.
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The largest human composting facility in the nation is soon opening in Maryland, with capacity to handle 2,000 bodies a year. It's meeting a growing demand for eco-friendly interment options.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mona Yacoubian, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, on President Trump's pattern with threatening strikes on Iran.
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Prosecutors dropped their case against David Hearn on Friday, blaming Reflecting Pool damage on a "botched installation" rather than vandalism. That has implications for other people who were charged.
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For years, many Cubans hoping to leave the island looked to the United States. Now, with legal pathways largely closed, a growing number are heading to Brazil instead.
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Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people.
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The tenants are suing their current and former landlords after the properties were removed from the low-income housing tax credit program. The injunction means they can stay in their homes while their case progresses. They've been supported by Springfield Tenants Unite and the Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom.
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They are the first reported deaths linked to a massive outbreak of the intestinal illness that began in May.
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A 10-part HBO Max spin-off to The Big Bang Theory expands on that long-running sitcom by following a quartet of its characters. Every episode offers a new multiverse — and surprising cameos.
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Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown says nearly half of the city's neighborhoods have either been evacuated or are at risk as the fires remain uncontained.