$2 million in preservation grants aim to highlight diversity

Twenty sites that show the country's diversity and the fight for equality are vying for $2 million in preservation grant funding
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Southern California-Las Vegas train back on track after sale

A plan to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas is back on track now that a private rail company has taken over the project
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WHAT'S HAPPENING: Rain, floods still in Florence's forecast

The forecast for Florence has not changed, unfortunately: It's still raining, and rivers are still rising
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Before and after a storm, the supply stores are critical

Before and after a hurricane, Ace is the place. And Home Depot and Lowe's. And many other building supply and hardware outlets.
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The Latest: Florence forecast to bring on new river flooding

National Hurricane Center: Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Florence are producing flash flooding, major river flooding in southeastern parts of North Carolina
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The Latest: Record flooding expected on Cape Fear River

Record flooding expected on North Carolina's Cape Fear River in coming weeks after persistent heavy rains from Florence
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Florence pours on the rain amid fears of catastrophic floods

Florence pours on the rain as fears of catastrophic river flooding rise in the Carolinas with storm barely moving
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The Latest: Utility: Slope collapses at coal ash landfill

Duke Energy says heavy rains from Florence have caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station outside Wilmington, North Carolina
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Death toll rises to 11 as Florence pours on the rain

The death toll from Hurricane Florence has risen to seven in North and South Carolina
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The Latest: Authorities say overall death toll rises to 11

Authorities say three more people have died in North Carolina as a result of Florence, bringing overall death toll to 11
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Phoenix council gives nod to light-rail extension

The Phoenix City council has agreed to let a much-debated extension of the Phoenix area's light rail system into a low-income minority community move ahead as planned.
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The Latest: Fire-closed Southern California freeway reopens

Authorities have reopened a major freeway east of Los Angeles that was closed by a brushfire
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The Latest: Temporary shoring up of beams is a priority

A San Francisco official says his first priority is to shore up two cracking beams so a $2.2 billion transit center can re-open while engineers search for a permanent fix
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The Latest: Cause of cracked beams under investigation

Construction experts say it's exceedingly rare for steel girders that support buildings to crack like those in San Francisco's new $2.2 billion transit center
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The Latest: People warned to stay out of coastal waters

An environmental group is joining with state officials in telling residents and tourists in North Carolina that it's not yet safe to swim or wade in coastal waters
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The Latest: San Francisco mayor: Transit hub to stay closed

The mayor of San Francisco says the city's new $2 billion transit terminal where a crack was found in a support beam will stay closed until officials determine it's safe to reopen it
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Cracked beam shuts $2 billion San Francisco transit terminal

San Francisco's $2 billion transit terminal has shut down after a crack was found in a support beam of the facility that opened just last month
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New Florence flooding forecasts are good news for S Carolina

Predictions for the final communities in the path of Hurricane Florence's flooding aren't as dire as they once were
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Florence flooding slowly envelops South Carolina homes

Conway firefighters say the city hasn't seen many rescues or problems with the unprecedented flooding in the South Carolina city
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Wisconsin museum with large angel collection is closing

The Wisconsin museum that holds the record for world's largest collection of angels is closing
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Delta fixes 'technology issue,' flights no longer grounded

Delta Air Lines says its IT systems have been restored and flights are no longer grounded due to the technology problem
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The Latest: Workers discovered cracked beam near ceiling

San Francisco transit official says workers discovered a crack in a steel beam at the city's celebrated new transit terminal as they installed ceiling panels
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Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco's new $2B terminal

San Francisco officials shut down city's new $2 billion transit terminal after a crack is found in a steel beam
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Will Smith marks 50th birthday with a leap near Grand Canyon

Like a scene out of a high-octane action movie that he would star in, Will Smith celebrated his 50th birthday by successfully bungee jumping from a helicopter near the Grand Canyon
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San Francisco's new $2 billion terminal shuts down

San Francisco officials shut down city's new $2 billion transit terminal after a crack is found in a steel beam
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San Francisco officials shut down city's new $2.2 billion transit terminal after a crack is found in a steel beam

San Francisco officials shut down city's new $2.2 billion transit terminal after a crack is found in a steel beam
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No jail time in assault case spurs push to oust Alaska judge

Outcry over lack of jail time for a man who choked an Alaska Native woman in a sexual attack has triggered an effort to oust the judge in November
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Florence: an unwelcome visitor who refuses to leave

For many living near South Carolina's coast, Florence is the visitor they never wanted who now refuses to leave
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Idaho resort prepares to reopen lodge following $1M fire

A lodge at an Idaho resort is preparing to reopen after a fire earlier this year caused more than $1 million in damages to the building
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In 'Free Solo,' a steeper challenge for Honnold than El Cap

In the documentary 'Free Solo,' rock climber Alex Honnold faces a bigger challenge than even climbing Yosemite's El Capitan without a rope: Moving out of his van and getting a steady girlfriend
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