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Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage

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Sand safety: What to know before digging tunnels or building sandcastles at the beach

If a hole in the sand is deep enough and collapses, it can be extremely difficult to escape.
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Pet-owners: watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summer

Despite the cute name, these unassuming grass seed pod can pose a major threat to your pet’s health.
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Cicada broods map: See the states where billions of cicadas are emerging soon

From late April through June, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas.
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What would happen if leap years didn't exist?

We're just a few days away from Leap Day, which for 2024 falls on Thursday, Feb. 29.
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How to make fireworks a little less scary for your pet

You may have been told to ignore your scared dog or cat, but that won't work. An animal science expert explains.
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Kwanzaa 2023: How did the holiday get its start?

Each day of Kwanzaa is devoted to celebrating the seven basic values of African culture or the “Nguzo Saba” which in Swahili means the seven principles.
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Who is still getting HIV in America? Medication is only half the fight

World AIDS Day serves as a poignant reminder that the fight against HIV is one that requires a nuanced understanding of the challenges different communities face.
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Here's how to prevent foodborne illnesses from ruining your Thanksgiving

More than 1 million people in the U.S. get sick every year after eating food contaminated with salmonella.
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Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a ‘Mexican Halloween’

Although Day of the Dead is a long-standing tradition in Mexico, the holiday wasn’t initially celebrated widely or publicly among Latinos in the U.S.
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How was Halloween invented?

Built from a hodgepodge of different parts, Halloween is one tradition that has been continually reinvented since its ancient origins.
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America’s aging flood control infrastructure is failing – federal funding is coming, but too often new construction relies on old data

As federal funding rolls in, communities run the risk of spending millions of dollars on systems that weren’t built to handle the flood risks ahead.

Thousands of FirstEnergy power outages in Northeast Ohio: See the impacted areas

Thousands of people without power in Northeast Ohio: See outage updates from FirstEnergy

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Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage

Sand safety: What to know before digging tunnels or building sandcastles at the beach

Pet-owners: watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summer

Cicada broods map: See the states where billions of cicadas are emerging soon

What would happen if leap years didn't exist?

How to make fireworks a little less scary for your pet

Kwanzaa 2023: How did the holiday get its start?

Who is still getting HIV in America? Medication is only half the fight

Here's how to prevent foodborne illnesses from ruining your Thanksgiving

Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a ‘Mexican Halloween’

How was Halloween invented?

America’s aging flood control infrastructure is failing – federal funding is coming, but too often new construction relies on old data

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