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A National Weather Service weather balloon sits ready for launch in the Upper Air Inflation Building at the National Weather Service, April 27, 2006, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Chris Greenberg, File)

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Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

By SETH BORENSTEIN SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer
Sat,03/22/25-7:42AM, 132 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.
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Elodie McCarran, 3, peaks out from a curtain as mother Lauren votes in Derry, N.H., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

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New Hampshire town elections offer a preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwide

By HOLLY RAMER, MICHAEL CASEY AND CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY HOLLY RAMER, MICHAEL CASEY AND CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY - Associated Press
Sat,03/22/25-6:59AM, 77 Reads
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A voter in Milford missed out on approving the town’s $19 million operating budget, electing a cemetery trustee and buying a new dump truck.
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The portico of the main house at Oak Hill is seen from the garden in Aldie, Va., on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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James Monroe’s Oak Hill estate has historic roots. Some hope to preserve it as a Virginia park

By OLIVIA DIAZ OLIVIA DIAZ - Associated Press/Report for America
Sat,03/22/25-6:00AM, 310 Reads
ALDIE, Va. (AP) — The room where President James Monroe crafted part of his famed doctrine exudes a quiet, stately atmosphere.
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Sudan army soldiers celebrate after they took over the Republican Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

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Sudan's army says it seized key buildings in Khartoum after retaking the Republican Palace

By BY SAMY MAGDY BY SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Sat,03/22/25-5:45AM, 153 Reads
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan ’s military on Saturday consolidated its grip on the capital, retaking more key government buildings a day after it gained control of the Republican Palace from a notorio
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Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

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New Hampshire town elections offer a preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwide

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James Monroe’s Oak Hill estate has historic roots. Some hope to preserve it as a Virginia park

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Sudan's army says it seized key buildings in Khartoum after retaking the Republican Palace

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