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Remediation of former landfill sites still in limbo despite yearslong parks closures
Grassy area next to the Durham Teen Center at Lyon Park, the site of an old landfill, blocked off with orange, plastic net fencing.

By Skye Crawford The notation of a city incinerator on a 1937 map ...

Posted: August 12, 2026, 8:39 am
Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs
A woman stands at a table strewn with bills from her knee surgery at Mission Hospital

By Peter Whoriskey KFF Health News More than a million times a yea...

Posted: August 11, 2026, 8:15 am
Temporary Medicare program that lowered prescription drug premiums is ending early. Here’s what that means for seniors.
Three orange pill bottles are shown with one on its side and several white pills laying in front of it. Pharmacy benefit managers allow customers to access these prescription drugs through their health insurance.

By Ashley Fredde Key Takeways: The Trump administration is ending ...

Posted: August 10, 2026, 7:30 am


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