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Wichita public libraries and neighborhood resource centers serve as community cooling centers, with air-conditioning and water available.
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For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis. Donors are being asked to act immediately to help save lives. -
A new dashboard created by Kansas Health Institute shows enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance by county and by legislative district. -
When Congress allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to lapse, healthcare premiums spiked for millions of Americans — especially self-employed farmers and ranchers. That added cost is multiplying the stress on their already stretched balance sheets. -
Expanding our reading gives us insight into other people's experiences, and that builds kindness and empathy. -
Animal rescue leaders say new rules meant to prevent the spread of the livestock parasite make sense. But they are also costly for overcrowded shelters in Texas, which transfer many pets to other states.
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesSen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus. -
RICCARDO MILANI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images/AFPSome say the $3,100 per title payout is small compensation for what they view as big, ongoing threats from the makers of generative AI models.
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Baltimore is rethinking what it means to call 911, and who responds. Callers who don't need police will get help finding social services and healthcare before they actually fall into crisis. -
The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere. -
The spat between the leading prediction market company and a key battleground state could be a glimpse into the next major fight between states and the fast-growing industry. -
The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, while diplomatic efforts have pushed forward to try to avert a return to all-out war. -
For Democrats to take control of the U.S. Senate, they have to flip four seats currently held by Republicans. Republicans, meanwhile, are playing defense and pickup opportunities are harder to find.
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Young Allies embrace the communal spirit of rock 'n' roll on new EP, Fingers Entwined.
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