Ben Folds reflects on his songwriting process, injecting empathy into lyrics, and why he believes that “we don’t need any new albums.” Read More at NPR
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As we head into summer, a lifeguard shortage is affecting public pools throughout the country. Read More at NPR
Read More »Wolverine (the animal, not the X-Man) makes rare appearance in California
A Wolverine spotted recently seen in Sierra Nevada’s is only the second confirmed sighting of the creature in state in the last 100 years. They disappeared from California likely due to hunting. Read More at NPR
Read More »Guam is still working to restore power to thousands of people two weeks after typhoon
Thousands of people on Guam still don’t have power and electricity after being hit by Typhoon Mawar on May 24. The local government says it aims to change that soon. Read More at NPR
Read More »No more ducking around: Apple updates autocorrect
Apple announces that in an upcoming update, the f-word will no longer autocorrect to “duck”. Read More at NPR
Read More »Four judges take on possibly tens of thousands of lawsuits over Camp Lejeune water
Lawsuits about tainted water at Camp Lejeune are reaching the district court charged with hearing them. Its four judges are set on managing the case as they face possibly tens of thousands of suits. Read More at NPR
Read More »Record-breaking wildfires in Canada are impacting air quality in the U.S.
The Canadian wildfire season has started early and already broken records, with toxic smoke drifting south to the U.S. and many air quality alerts in place. Read More at NPR
Read More »Social media leads to discovery of 5,000-year-old mastodon tooth
A mastodon tooth washed up on a California beach and then went missing. A local museum tried to track it down. Read More at NPR
Read More »A haze is blanketing major swaths of the East Coast because of the Canadian wildfires
Some of the worst air quality was recorded in the Great Lakes region and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., metro area. (Image credit: Ed Jones/AFP Via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »Photos: Extreme Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds parts of U.S.
Unhealthy air quality grips the East Coast reaching as far south as North and South Carolina. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP) Read More at NPR
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