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18 months after Tropical Storm Helene, Asheville’s music scene is rebuilding through community and resilience — maintaining the vibrant essence of what it once was, even as it grapples with long-standing inequities. Before tropical storm Helene, Asheville was already one of America’s most celebrated music cities — a place where bluegrass spilled out of mountain [...] The post Still Playing: Melody Replaces Malady appeared first on DCReport.org.

Thousands are feared dead in Venezuela after back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck the country Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital Caracas and surrounding areas. Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency as rescue workers frantically search for survivors in the rubble of “dozens” of collapsed buildings. Historian Alejandro Velasco, who has family in Venezuela, reports that “many Venezuelans abroad are trying to get in touch with their loved ones in Venezuela and are having a hard time doing so.” The current death toll is at 164, with 1,000 people injured, but the U.S. Geological Survey warns there’s a high chance the death toll could rise into the tens of thousands — or even top 100,000.

Gasoline production this month is 25% lower than a year ago, and several regions have announced fuel rationing.

The Abu Dhabi-listed company said demand was three times larger than supply, in a sign that Gulf debt markets are thawing after the US-Iran conflict stalled new issuances.

The Iranian schoolhouse in Minab stands as a warning that goes beyond a single strike, or company, or war. It warns of a future in which technological power advances faster than public accountability. Vijay Prashad for Z Network In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves […]

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An American Anthem: Beware The Impostures of Pretended Patriotism  Ron Kovic, Author of “Born on the Fourth of July”                                                                                               For Alex Pretti and Renee Good   “You can cut all the flowers but you can not keep spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda As a United States Marine in 1968, believing with all my heart that I […]

EU authorities risk curbing investments in the bloc’ss energy transition because of a failure to integrate its capital markets and regulatory shortcomings.

Researchers used airborne laser mapping to peer through the dense canopy to find the 1,000-year-old settlement on the Yucatán peninsula.