Carly Berlin
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WWNO
Council members approved an amendment to allow special exceptions to the square-block cap.
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Gulf States Newsroom
Louisiana Considered
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The Department of Justice asked a federal judge for an injunction that would require a St. John the Baptist Parish industrial plant to cut emissions of a chemical that likely causes cancer.
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Early signs indicate the Gulf Coast could see fewer hurricanes this year as climate patterns turn less favorable for storm development in the Atlantic Ocean, according to national climate scientists in a briefing Thursday.
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A man held at the ICE facility in Jena said detainees are being held in some cases up to three months after receiving their final deportation notices.
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Across the Gulf South, hospitals are cutting labor and delivery services. A program at UMMC hopes to equip health care professionals to fill in the rising gaps.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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Tribal members say the new herd will strengthen ceremonial practices and connect them not only with the animal but also with other Indigenous nations.
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NPR's Miles Parks plays the puzzle with listener Elie Dolgin of Somerville, Massachusetts along with Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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New artificial intelligence tools make it cheap, easy and fast to make convincing fake video, audio and text. Going into the 2024 election, the misuse of this technology could have huge consequences.
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One of the complications contributing to high U.S. maternal mortality among Black women is preeclampsia. A common-sense initiative in Boston gives women a blood pressure cuff to take home.
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Spring break season has hit and airline tickets prices are high. Jet fuel, consumer demand and airline staffing shortages are all to blame. But there are other issues in play as well.
