More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

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Consumer Reports surveyed more than 2,000 members who shared their experiences with pet insurance.

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Pacific Ocean average surface temperature (top) and departure from normal (bottom) for the period center on February 1, 2012, showing cooler than normal conditions over the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. Image from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center.

La Nina Feb 12