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The Space Weather Prediction Center issued solar storm watches as a plasma cloud known as a coronal mass ejection heads toward Earth. https://t.co/alnLqPPBd0

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Destructive spotted lanternflies suck the sugars out of host plants, especially grape vines and other economically important trees. https://t.co/FV8pUIY12I

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Your neighbor may have forgotten about borrowing a weed trimmer — or may have broken it. In any case, it can be awkward to ask for it back. https://t.co/jc45CVXIlP

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“Love the laughter, giggles and shrieks of joy,” one reader wrote. “Kids are the heart of a neighborhood” another said. https://t.co/OJCNCfy3ZL

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In the shadow of the Uvalde tragedy, more schools require transparent book bags — policies kids see through and experts call inadequate. https://t.co/ifC7nmkUVN

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A fourth camper was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near Maquoketa Caves State Park, state authorities said. https://t.co/BdrdtQyIyt

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Maximillion Wood of Indianola was playing on a slack line or zip line in Colorado when the tree broke and fell on him. https://t.co/c0UKyrFMT2

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Long untouched University of Maryland medical school files reveal Dr. Archibald Graham’s “real life was more wholesome than the character.” https://t.co/tuBuzWUIQF

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If you’ve got Hy-Vee or Mealtime potato salad in your fridge, you should throw it out, according to the company. https://t.co/XTDHxzpWAe

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As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, almost 6,500 customers were reporting outages, according to technology outage tracker https://t.co/g4sLcL2PUr​. https://t.co/jNumIu4oaZ

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Outages were reported by customers in multiple states including Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri. https://t.co/cYAaMhXz15

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Juneteenth has its roots in Texas and celebrates federal troops freeing the last of the enslaved people in the Confederacy. https://t.co/efR9RCEfQR

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The teacher shortage isn’t new, but the pandemic and culture wars join compensation as reasons up to 55 percent of educators may quit. https://t.co/KfFbkXTesJ

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Cheeses sold in several states are being recalled after the Food and Drug Administration found Listeria monocytogenes in a routine sampling. https://t.co/IOOhQ4GOTI

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Check out the latest update from your neighbor on Patch. (This post was contributed by a community member.) https://t.co/V9jvh07Ewp

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Puppy mills — large volume breeding facilities to serve the pet trade — are a problem across the country, according to the Humane Society. https://t.co/vfAfCmIJBh

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Gusts could near 75 mph, according to the National Weather Service, and AccuWeather reported over 21 million people are at risk. https://t.co/LGhEjMxxIL

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Midwestern cities including Des Moines, Chicago and St. Louis will sizzle this week as temps reach 100 degrees in other parts of the nation. https://t.co/QPY6LmY5a6

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In Willey, population 101, the City Council was met with applause and prayer following its unanimous approval of the ordinance Monday. https://t.co/uqZ9UyPmVG

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A Dubuque Community Schools building and grounds staff member was killed in an accident on the football field at Roosevelt Middle School. https://t.co/Nn927uUiIj