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Hurricane Katrina victims wait at the Convention Center in New Orleans, in September 2005. A report from Scientific American says such natural disasters may increase the gap between rich and poor in affected communities.

Natural Disasters May Widen Income Gap, Report Says

7:24pm July 03, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Scientific American concludes that disasters correlate to a 1-percentage-point increase in poverty in the affected areas. It also finds that the rich leave disaster-prone areas but the poor can't.

A group of men with full glasses proudly pose with their keg of beer in San Francisco, 1895.

How The Story Of Beer Is The Story Of America

6:36pm July 03, 2017

The Smithsonian's first brewing historian explores everything from immigration to urbanization through the lens of beer. And with the boom in microbrewing, she says beer's story has come full circle.

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Damaged Goods: How A Truck Accident Leads To Cheap Cheese

6:09pm July 03, 2017

by Aaron Schachter

When a truck overturns or a warehouse catches fire, the result can be millions of dollars worth of slightly damaged goods. Mike Mentuck's job is to get those goods back into the marketplace and save insurance companies' money in the process.

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The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina and Virginia has been dramatically altered over the past few centuries by human development.

After Centuries Of Draining This Swamp, The Government Now Wants To Save It

5:47pm July 03, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Hundreds of years after George Washington first began draining the now-112,000-acre Great Dismal Swamp in southeastern Virginia, biologists are working to restore it to a more natural environment.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott last May. Monday he approved the state's first execution in 18 months.

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Florida Governor Schedules An Execution After Year And A Half Hiatus

5:21pm July 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Executions have been on hold in Florida since the Supreme Court deemed parts of the state's sentencing procedure unconstitutional in January 2016. Mark Asay is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 24.

Maine's Government Remains Closed After Gov. LePage Refuses To Sign Budget Bill

4:53pm July 03, 2017

by Steve Mistler

State government offices in Maine remain closed Monday after members of the legislature and the governor failed to resolve their differences over the state budget.

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In Reno, Nev., Homegrown Startups Fuel Tech Transformation

4:28pm July 03, 2017

by Arun Rath

Reno, Nev., is enjoying a tech boom. Giants like Apple, Google and Tesla are all there. The transformation is also being driven by some homegrown start-ups, but some worry Reno will become unaffordable.

New Jersey Marks Day 3 Of Government Shutdown Over Budget Impasse

4:28pm July 03, 2017

by Joe Hernandez

State offices were closed and employees were furloughed as New Jersey marked day three of its government shutdown. Gov. Chris Christie and state legislators are at an impasse over the state's $35 million budget. The governor remained defiant, despite taking heat for spending the weekend with his family at a state beach that was off-limits to the public.

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10 People Injured After Taxi Hits Pedestrians Near Boston Airport

4:13pm July 03, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Massachusetts State Police say the incident appears to have been an accident.

Mike Bento (center), an organizer with NYC Shut It Down, leads a march in honor of a black transgender person who was recently killed in New York City.

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Amid 'Devastating' Progress Nationally, Black Lives Matter Engages Local Causes

3:26pm July 03, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Activists admit movement around national issues like police reform has been slow, but say they're focused on local issues — from paying subway fare to helping serve dinner to homeless people.