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Iowa’s nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency released its second proposal Thursday for new political boundaries after Republicans in the state Senate rejected the agency’s first plan.
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DANA CRONIN/HARVEST PUBLIC MEDIAResearchers have detected “forever chemicals” in a third of the Iowa streams they tested. The scientists say it’s significant that they found the toxic chemicals known as PFAS in remote and rural areas, away from sites known to have used them. -
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Lance Cheung/FlickrThe closing of TPI Composite’s wind turbine blade plant in Newton is another setback for the community that was home to Maytag. But demand for the blades is strong if the company can find a new customer.
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Students began protesting outside the university center nearly two weeks ago, citing moldy dorm rooms and other problems. They say they won't leave until their demands are met.
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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Paul Kwami, director of Fisk University's Jubilee Singers, and pianist Nina Kennedy on the 150 commemoration of the Jubilee Singers Fundraising tour.
The Latest On COVID-19
- Memes about COVID-19 helped us cope with life in a pandemic, a new study finds
- In Maine, a looming vaccine deadline for EMTs is stressing small-town ambulance crews
- The U.S. is ready to roll out the COVID vaccine once it's approved for kids age 5-11
- Worn-out nurses hit the road for better pay, stressing hospital budgets — and morale
Racial Justice
- A Black museum asks to melt Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue to create new art
- A Moroccan man was shot to death in Texas while sitting in a car
- Black children make up more than half of the incidents of police using force on kids
- The proposals to tackle racial equity included in Biden's spending bill are at risk
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