Officials are encouraging residents to take steps to prepare for extreme weather ahead of hurricane season. New data shows flood and wind risk is changing in the state.

Inland homes at risk for high winds, flooding during hurricane season. Here's what you can do now.

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According to a recent Edmunds used vehicle report, demand for used cars is dropping and so are their values as the new-car market rebounds from pandemic-induced shortages. T 

Edmunds: Trade or sell your car? What's best might surprise you

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In an undated image provided by Chenyang Cai, a mid-Cretaceous beetle, trapped in amber. Millions of years before they ever flirted with a flower, beetles were one of the world’s pre-eminent pollinators; this beetle had a cavity filled with hair at the base of its mandibles for collecting pollen from plants known as cycads. (Chenyang Cai via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH SCI WATCH BY ST. FLEUR FOR AUG. 21, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --

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