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The mayor of Coral Gables, Fla., worries that the continued rise in sea levels could sink the property values of waterfront neighborhoods. PictureWendy/Flickr hide caption

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Rising Sea Levels Made This Republican Mayor A Climate Change Believer

Already, neighborhoods flood more often in Coral Gables, Fla., and water has seeped up from beneath low-lying buildings and yards. Mayor James Cason wants his city prepared for the economic fallout.

Worker Javier Alcantar tends to crops at the Monsanto Co. test field in Woodland, Calif., in 2012. Noah Berger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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GMOs Are Safe, But Don't Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say

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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shout at the media prior to a rally at the Charleston Civic Center on May 5 in Charleston, W.Va. Mark Lyons/Getty Images hide caption

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It's Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn't Shape Our Politics

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Donald Trump greets supporters after a campaign in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last month. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

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Can Trump Turn Pennsylvania's Disaffected Democrats Into Believers By November?

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Jehovah's Witnesses sing songs during a meeting in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in November 2015. The country's top prosecutor is threatening a nationwide ban for alleged "extremism." Alexander Aksakov/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Russia's Jehovah's Witnesses Fight 'Extremist' Label, Possible Ban

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Hillary Clinton, then secretary of state, greets troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2012. She logged nearly a million miles visiting 112 countries in that position. Brendan Smialowski/AP hide caption

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4 Things To Know About Hillary Clinton's Approach To Foreign Policy

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A man in Mount Airy, Md., shakes Suboxone pills from a bottle in late March. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Treating Opioid Addiction With A Drug Raises Hope And Controversy

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Children of Bodom is one of the many bands in Finland's vibrant — and unique — heavy metal scene. David A. Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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President Obama Is Familiar With Finland's Heavy Metal Scene. Are You?

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The Chinese company Fuling Plastic set up a plant in Allentown, Pa., last year. The company, which makes straws and other plastic products, supplies fast food chains. Chinese companies are expected to invest about $30 billion in the U.S. this year, doubling the record set last year. Jackie Northam/NPR hide caption

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China Ramps Up U.S. Investments, From Straws To Semiconductors

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The mayor of Coral Gables, Fla., worries that the continued rise in sea levels could sink the property values of waterfront neighborhoods. PictureWendy/Flickr hide caption

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Rising Sea Levels Made This Republican Mayor A Climate Change Believer

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A voter enters a polling place on May 3 in Whiting, Ind. Older voters feel that the issues that concern them haven't been mentioned enough on the campaign trail. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Older Voters To Candidates: Don't Forget About Us

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