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If coral reefs in the US lose 1 meter of height, a study found, that zone in the US would grow by 104 square kilometers (or about 26,000 acres, nearly twice the size of Manhattan), putting about 51,000 more people at risk of flooding.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
America only puts about 5 cents out of every dollar spent on health care toward primary care — and spends less than peer nations on social supports like food and housing.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
Just in time for national Bike to Work Week, Cincinnati's bike-share program put about 450 of its Red Bikes back on Cincinnati streets Monday morning.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
In the 1970s, the city routinely put about 1.4% of its budget into the Parks Department, Ganser said, but funding has been stuck around a half-percent in recent years.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
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Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
America only puts about 5 cents out of every dollar spent on health care toward primary care — and spends less than peer nations on social supports like food and housing.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024
Just in time for national Bike to Work Week, Cincinnati's bike-share program put about 450 of its Red Bikes back on Cincinnati streets Monday morning.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
In the 1970s, the city routinely put about 1.4% of its budget into the Parks Department, Ganser said, but funding has been stuck around a half-percent in recent years.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
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His death comes about six years after the death of his wife Peggy Sears Talton.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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The big picture: Today's poll numbers come about a month after another AJC/UGA poll showed both candidates were virtually tied in the race for the White House.Kristal Dixon, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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The group encountered strong winds and rough seas, and decided to turn back.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
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If the duo needs to cross a gap, the player will need to make the first move and turn back to call Neva, who’s unsure of her footing.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
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For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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These public statements signal political will by many leading G-20 members, making the coming round of G-20 meetings in September an opportune time to act.Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
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In his new book, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman, Robert Hilburn, a former pop-music critic for the Los Angeles Times, set out to come to terms with Newman’s life and work.David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Bezos didn’t set out to disrupt the retail world overnight.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hezbollah meanwhile fired more rockets into Israel, including two that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv before being intercepted.Mohammed Zaatari and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Fortunately for the rest of us, Brunn set off on his own to start a new spice company—and created Old Bay.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
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And that is what the media is now writing about now - that the long-term rates are reversing direction and rising.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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In 1994, the Supreme Court reversed a local ordinance in Ladue, Missouri that prevented residents from publicly displaying signs with political messages.Colson Thayer, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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