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2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse offers lessons for swift Baltimore rebuild

5:16am April 03, 2024

by Dan Kracker

Nearly 17 years ago an interstate bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River. The swift rebuild there could provide a template for Baltimore.

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Permafrost underlying many remote villages in Alaska is thawing and that's a problem

5:16am April 03, 2024

by Nina Kravinsky

Many remote villages sit on permafrost — ground that used to stay frozen year round. For residents this threatens their ability to stay on the land where their families have lived for generations.

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NYC aims to get more cargo bikes on the streets instead of trucks

5:16am April 03, 2024

New York City hopes new rules will encourage cargo bikes to be used for deliveries instead of large trucks in a bid to reduce emissions as delivery consumption rises.

Biden, Trump faced more protest votes than expected in Wisconsin's primary

5:16am April 03, 2024

by Maayan Silver

President Biden and former President Trump both easily won their parties presidential primaries in Wisconsin. Yet, they each faced more protest votes than expected.

With abortion access on the ballot in Florida, Democrats say they see an opening

5:16am April 03, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with democratic strategist Alexandra LaManna about abortion rights on the ballot in Florida.

A steel billboard and its support were blown over in Dunbar, W.Va., Tuesday, April 2, 2024, after severe storms blew through the area.

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Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes

4:18am April 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia were under tornado watches, while Wisconsin was experiencing a spring snowstorm.

An Amazon Fresh grocery store is seen, Feb. 4, 2022, in Warrington, Pa. Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores as part of an effort to revamp the grocery chain.

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Amazon says it is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Fresh grocery stores

2:07am April 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Amazon says the technology will now be replaced by smart carts that allow customers to skip the checkout line but also see their spending in real time.

A strain of the bird flu virus has been detected in a human in Texas

6:40pm April 02, 2024

by Will Stone

Health officials say a human case of the H5N1 bird flu has been found in Texas in a person exposed to dairy cattle. The risk to people remains low, but the virus bears watching.

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Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, and her teammates celebrate after beating Louisiana State 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA women's tournament on Monday.

Caitlin Clark once dreamed of going to UConn. Now, she'll face them in the Final Four

6:03pm April 02, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Clark's freshman year at Iowa ended with a Sweet 16 loss to UConn. Now, with her aim on Iowa's first-ever championship to cap off her final season, a Final Four win over the Huskies must come first.

As polls close in Wisconsin's presidential primaries, here's what's motivating voters

5:41pm April 02, 2024

by Maayan Silver

As voting closes in Wisconsin's primaries, voters are already looking to November. Four years ago, Biden beat out Trump by about 20,000 votes. The race will likely be decided again around the margins.

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