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Santa Rosa commissioners are looking at options for establishing a dedicated funding source for land conservation in the county.
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Fresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote was her favorite.
Natalie Behring
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Okaloosa County Commissioners unanimously agreed to reach out to state and federal legislators to oppose a 74,000-acre carbon storage hub potentially located in Florala, Alabama.
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Jennie McKeon
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Ted Shaffrey
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AP
Compared to some other states, Florida is late to the data-center game. But with explosive growth in the use of artificial intelligence and other technology, Florida utilities, regulators, and lawmakers are preparing for what could be an influx of data centers that would use massive amounts of electricity and tap water resources.
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American farmers have taken a huge financial hit from President Trump's tariffs and trade policies, and are anxiously waiting for the federal financial assistance he announced Monday.
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Affordable housing and a shortage of skilled trades workers are both pressing issues in the U.S. A Colorado city is partnering with a local school district and Habitat for Humanity to teach kids trades by building homes working people can afford.
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A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children. -
The Price of Democracy tells the history of taxation from colonization to the present day. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about preserving democracy. -
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."
