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Landscape shot of the front of the Pontiac Correctional Center. They were among the prisons notified for having drinking water violations, according to the state environmental protection agency.
Charles Rex Arbogast
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Associated Press
Prisoner rights groups have complained about unsafe water. In recent months, the state has sent water violation notices to nearly a dozen prisons.
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The logos for Fox programs are displayed on the News Corp. building on January 25, 2023 in New York City.
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The network says it had to seek a restraining order against producer Abby Grossberg after she threatened to reveal what it calls "privileged information" in a case brought by Dominion Voting Systems.
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Smart Owl Coffee is a local, family-run company that provides supplement-infused, ethically sourced, organic coffee blends. Faith Valenti and Dr. Sean Valenti spoke to Community Voices about how the company launched and the science behind caffeine and L-theanine. They also spoke about the company's new venture Smart OWLchemy Red Drops
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Residents in southern Malawi repair a home destroyed by heavy rain from Cyclone Freddy. Climate change is causing cyclones and hurricanes to get more intense and dangerous.
Thoko Chikondi
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AP
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and immediately will save lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world, scientists say. And there are lots of ways to go about it.
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Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper shared the Tiny Desk space with the U2 stars.
Brianna Scott
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NPR
Or perhaps Bono and The Edge performed with them.
The middle and high school student podcast challenge is now accepting entries.
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