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Speed cameras have sprung up in school zones across Florida, including this one in Broward County.
Joel Rose
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NPR
As speed cameras spread to more states, so does the backlash from drivers
Joel Rose
Millions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will soon. Some don't like it, but advocates say there's clear evidence that cameras make roads safer.
A positive COVID home test is shown in this image. Public health experts say we're now in the midst of a growing summer surge of COVID in the U.S.
Justin Sullivan
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Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
Rob Stein
Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday. On Friday in federal court, Mangione pleaded guilty on federal stalking charges.
Steven Hirsch
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Pool New York Post
Mangione pleads guilty in federal court, leaving fate of state trial uncertain
Brian Mann
Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
MUBI
What excites us? What scares us? Find out at 'Camp Miasma'
Justin Chang
Texas Standard
Texas schools see modest improvement in 2026 A-F ratings. Here’s how they fared
About 85% of Texas public schools earned a passing grade in the state’s latest A-F accountability ratings, while roughly one-quarter of districts and campuses scored higher than they did last...
Texas has started handing out school voucher funding. Over 20,000 students have returned the money.
Mike D’Antoni, who coached the Houston Rockets to new heights, to join Naismith Hall of Fame
Shrouded in the desert, the public can now visit artist James Magee’s masterwork ‘The Hill’
Hundreds of Monkey’s Brain sea beans wash ashore in Texas
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