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The field is growing more crowded as Republicans and Democrats line up to seek the Kansas governor's office.
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Schwab said he does not "cater to the loud minority." -
Some residents of Galena, Kansas, live downhill from the landfill and say smoke and rotten-egg odors are impacting their day-to-day lives. There’s been discussions about diminishing property values. -
Iowa Democratic Party raises red flag about dozens of Zach Lahn’s flights to Kansas -
Days before the Kansas Senate primary, Patrick Schmidt’s campaign manager is caught creating a website accusing rival Mark Holland of covering up child sexual abuse -
Some rivers are success stories where wildlife is bouncing back from heavy pollution. But environmental groups say progress hasn’t happened across the board and backsliding remains possible.
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University of Chicago PressAs a classics professor, Beard has spent her career pondering life in the ancient world. The central question of her latest book is: What on earth was it like to be there? -
show999/Getty ImagesMara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.
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Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies. -
The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book. -
It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo. -
With all that's required to reach "dream destinations" these days, another option is to walk to your local public library instead — and pick up one of these new books out in June set across time and place. -
A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.
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Butch Ross
Philadelphia's Adam Brodsky returns with first album in over two decades. After all, someone has to save democracy.
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