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Dana Siler, Cynthia Kirsch and Rob Kahn: Pittsburgh faces a climate and power challenge. Clean energy can help. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Across Southwestern Pennsylvania, summer weather has hit with a force our region’s aging infrastructure was never built to handle. In recent years, downpours have turned neighborhood streets into torrents, overwhelmed storm basins and triggered destructive hillside landslides that rip out municipal roadways and threaten homes. Hotter summers add another strain:

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What makes a short-sleeved shirt worth keeping? Arkansas Online

Q. I have more than 20 casual short-sleeved shirts for our long hot summers, which seems like too many to pack away for next year. Some older ones are favorites, while others are gifts I don't love but feel guilty about giving away. How do I decide which to keep? Does it depend on my coloring or the situations I wear them in?

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What FBI records reveal about a possible congressional pay-for-play scheme (NPR+) NPR

Secret meetings. A shell company. A swaggering CEO driving a Ferrari. And allegations of government corruption at the highest levels, with taxpayers left holding the bag.Consider This host Juana Summers talks with ProPublica reporter Avi Asher-Schapiro about FBI records that point to a possible congressional pay-for-play scheme.To unlock this and other bonus content — and listen to every episode sponsor-free — sign up for NPR+ at plus.npr.org. Regular episodes haven't changed and remain available every weekday.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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Rec center roulette: Critical Pittsburgh facilities suffer from uneven funding Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Debrrè Hobdy can’t imagine what her kids’ summers would’ve looked like without the free camp at her local recreation center. “I work full time, so finding camps during the summer is very difficult, especially when you can’t afford $300, $400 a week,” Hobdy, 51, of Mt. Oliver said recently. But

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AJ Summers leads Crown Point past Valparaiso Chicago Tribune

Crown Point's AJ Summers throws for a touchdown and runs for two more scores as a part-time quarterback and also stars at linebacker.

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