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Coastal towns are making it more difficult for the public to get to the shore

6:47am August 15, 2022

by Chris Burrell

New coastal development and higher temperatures mean more people are vying for a spot along the nation's beaches, just as coastal erosion swallows up precious swatches of sand.

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Emily Meggett, the author of Gullah Geechee Home Cooking. Meggett published her cookbook at age 89.

For this 89-year-old Gullah Geechee chef, cooking is about heart

6:30am August 15, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Emily Meggett has spent decades caring for her community and family with her delicious, traditional Gullah Geechee food from South Carolina. Now, she's sharing that cuisine with the world.

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It's been more than 50 years since Congress created a federal family planning program

5:13am August 15, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Title X, the federal family planning program, was created in 1970. Advocates say it has always been underfunded, and that restrictions on abortion access means money is needed now more than ever.

Gravel bike racing focuses on diversity and inclusion and its popularity soars

5:13am August 15, 2022

by Jay Price

In the U.S., racing on gravel roads has become the dominant form of bike racing in just a few years. Organizers have prioritized diversity and inclusiveness in a way that other sports have not.

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Scientists scramble to explain why western Alaska wild salmon stocks are low

5:13am August 15, 2022

by Olivia Ebertz

On Alaska's Yukon River, residents usually depend on catching salmon to eat all year. This year, a disruption in the supply of fish, in addition to inflation, is galvanizing a food crisis.

Blacktail Deer Creek in Yellowstone National Park, seen here in a 2019 photo from the ecological study known as NEON, is one site where researchers have bubbled sulfur hexafluoride into the water.

Why scientists have pumped a potent greenhouse gas into streams on public lands

5:00am August 15, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A 30-year, nationwide study of ecological changes — including the effects of climate warming — has been releasing a powerful greenhouse gas, and critics want it to stop.

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Anne Heche has died, her spokesperson says

11:43pm August 14, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

Heche had been on life support after suffering a "severe anoxic brain injury," caused by a lack of oxygen, when her car crashed into a home Aug. 5.

Author Salman Rushdie, pictured in 2018, is expected to survive a stabbing attack, his agent says.

Salman Rushdie remains in critical condition, his son says

9:49pm August 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

The author is recovering, but it will be a long process, those close to him say. His injuries include a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye.

Rafael López poses with his mariachi stamps in a classroom at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. The set was launched in August.

For the first time, the Postal Service features mariachi musicians on stamps

7:19pm August 14, 2022

by Gabriel J. Sánchez

Artist Rafael López used his upbringing in Mexico City for inspiration. It took two years of development before the set launched, and each stamp will carry on a cultural legacy forever.

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Why a writer doesn't want a quiet Brooklyn

5:20pm August 14, 2022

Author Xochitl Gonzalez examines the role of race and class in society's preference for quiet in her essay in The Atlantic, "Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?" She discusses it with NPR's Michel Martin.