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Brown's transition strategy is built on five committees, each focused on a realm of civic interest: public safety, housing and homelessness, the regional economy, support for families and neighborhoods, and sustainability.
Dozens of makeshift centers were built but stand empty. Officials want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.
Arts & Culture
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Teen cast and crew members plus the director preview their holiday show
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Ridley Scott’s film “Napoleon” has already inspired criticism of its bizarre central performance by Joaquin Phoenix and its lack of historical rigor. But Nathan Weinbender says the movie works as a dark comedy about a strange, impetuous, occasionally brilliant man.
Events
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EventsThe 2024 Record Sale is happening on February 17 and 18 at CenterPlace Regional Event Center.
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EventsLearn how to donate to the 2024 Record Sale
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Fujimori had been serving a 25-year sentence for directing death squads against supposed subversives. His release has been condemned by human rights activists and triggered an uproar in Peru.
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People in southern Lebanon got a brief respite from the recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, but that ended when the fighting in Gaza fighting.
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Another lawsuit has been filed against restaurant chain Panera after a second person died after drinking its caffeinated lemonade.
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Former president Donald Trump is expected back in a New York courtroom Thursday in one of the final days for the defense in his civil fraud trial.
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The legendary New York City club CBGB was known for hosting America's punk and new wave movements. The club closed its doors in 2006.
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NPR's Michel Michel talks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, about Antony' Blinken's call on the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces to stop the conflict.
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NPR polled staff and contributors for their favorite games of 2023. The year was marked by record-selling titles and industry shake-ups that included thousands of layoffs.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, Mo., who's part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors delegation at the summit, to talk about her city's effort to tackle climate change.
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To get a sense of how synagogues are marking the holiday, we hear from two rabbis: one in Washington, D.C., and one in California.
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With a record number of oil, gas and coal representatives at this year's COP28 climate talks, climate scientists worry industry influence could water down language on fossil fuels.