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Climate May 8, 2024

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

by Franco Montalto, Drexel University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters….

Justice May 8, 2024

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

by Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional…

Politics May 8, 2024

How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false

by H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe…

A white/gray cat inside a cage, looking sad

Pets and Pet Adoption May 8, 2024

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: “I’m Cotton, and I need a permanent loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a large-sized male white/gray domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Pets and Pet Adoption May 8, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “I’m Jenny, and I’m posing for this photo in the hope of getting adopted!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized female white/brown hound. The following information on this potential family member is…

Climate and Weather May 8, 2024

Cobb County weather forecast for Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, with a high near 88 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

Religion May 7, 2024

The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why

by Christopher P. Scheitle, West Virginia University and Katie Corcoran, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The number of individuals in the United…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Aging May 7, 2024

Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham Updated May 6, 2024 Originally Published May 6, 2024 Every day, the scene plays…

Justice May 7, 2024

Georgia Senate panel ready to subpoena Fulton DA in probe of her conduct in Trump racketeering case

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 6, 2024 This story was updated on Monday, May 6 at 8:18 p.m….

A black/white pit bull type with a blue leash

Pets and Pet Adoption May 7, 2024

Cobb County Courier Dog of the Day: “My name is Black & I look like I’m wearing a tuxedo!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male black/white pit bull type. The following information on this potential family…

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