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A crew of volunteer excavators and archaeologists searches the soil for artifacts at the Nunalleq dig site near the coastal village of Quinhagak, Alaska, on June 8.
MaryCait Dolan
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KYUK
An Alaska storm scattered artifacts. Archaeologists are racing to save what's left
Samantha Watson
Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm.
The Fed's interest rate hike is bound to raise borrowing costs across the economy — but it's intended to help bring down inflation.
LM Otero
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AP
Ever wonder how the Fed's interest rate actually works? We've got answers
Rafael Nam, Scott Horsley, Alina Selyukh, Stephan Bisaha
Voters cast ballots at a polling station during Russia's parliamentary election, in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.
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Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
The Associated Press
Francesco Severino, a senior researcher in medical entomology, places a net over a cage containing mosquitoes inside a laboratory at the Italian National Institute of Health in Rome, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.
Gregorio Borgia
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As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread
The Associated Press
Texas Standard
Businesses in the Big Bend region team up to push back against border wall
The area relies heavily on tourism and locals worry the wall will disrupt their livelihoods.
Are you a Texas voter in ‘suspense’? Don’t freak out. You can still vote in November
How livestock smuggling could help spread New World screwworms
Rural Americans feel the sting of sweeping federal food aid restrictions
A sea urchin goes on an adventure miles from home
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