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Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?

Vienna has found a way to build affordable housing and combat climate change at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in. Ryan Kellman | NPR Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. At the...

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Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court, as federal lawsuits accuse mapmakers of illegally eroding Black voting power in the process. A trial scheduled by a three-judge panel will start Monday in Winston-Salem over allegations that GOP...

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This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she’s bracing for cuts

Tea Church is a stay-at-home mom with five kids. She says SNAP is a big part of what keeps her family afloat each month. Jay Fram | For NPR Millions of people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are facing changes, not only to what kinds of food they can buy, but how...