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Scientists are flying into snowstorms to explore winter weather mysteries

A plane loaded with scientists and their equipment has been flying through frozen skies this winter, sampling cloud particles to improve predictions of which storms will wreak havoc on the ground.

New homes under construction in the desert west of Phoenix. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Here's why Arizona says it can keep growing despite historic megadrought

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Scientists are flying into snowstorms to explore winter weather mysteries

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England, Monday. The U.K. and the European Union ended years of wrangling, sealing a deal to resolve a dispute over Northern Ireland. Dan Kitwood/AP hide caption

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Why Brexit's back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next term about whether Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, set up after the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from predatory lending practices, is funded constitutionally. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Supreme Court to hear case that threatens existence of consumer protection agency

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