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Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.
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SNAP food benefits have been halted for tens of millions of people as of today. Two federal judges have ordered SNAP funding to resume, but it's not clear how or when that may happen.
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What you need to know from the Oct. 28 Asheville City Council meeting
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Local governments are paying out of pocket for park reopenings - and logging continues in National Forests
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Asheville received $1.3 million for the first time in the university’s history. It will support first-generation, low income, and students with disabilities. Western Carolina University also received two TRIO grants worth a combined $2.8 million to support STEM students who are first-gen and low-income and support 100 eligible students annually in the TRIO Disabled Student Support Services program.
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The project is years in the making and is expected to cost about $30 million before its completion.
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Sanction would be third for hospital since HCA purchase in 2019
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