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Buildings are concentrated in places that are likely to be hit by a disaster such as a hurricane, flood or wildfire, researchers found. That includes both urban and rural hotspots. (Image credit: Matt McClain/AP)

The president made clear that he intends to approach crime prevention by investing in, rather than defunding, the police as he waded into an urgent national debate over policing.

The remains were discovered at the site of the Marieval Indian Residential School, a boarding school that operated in Saskatchewan for nearly a century until it closed in the 1990s.

Lawmakers were set to take a tentative framework to the White House on Thursday. Administration officials signaled the president was prepared to support it, pending final details.

The chief, Rodney S. Scott, had become known for his support of President Donald J. Trump’s signature border wall, and had resisted a Biden initiative to stop using the phrase “illegal alien.”

A bipartisan group of senators is “very, very close” to an agreement on a deal for an infrastructure package, Ohio Republican Rob Portman told Capitol Hill reporters. (Image credit: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Britney Spears fans have been rallying under the #FreeBritney banner for years. But for a very long time, it was hard to tell how much freedom Britney really wanted. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On Wednesday, Spears delivered bracingly candid and emotional remarks

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