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See Baltimore arts through a native son in the new book 'No Sense in Wishing' NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer and critic Lawrence Burney about his new essay collection out titled No Sense in Wishing. Kai McNamee
National After the floods, Texas lawmakers look to make changes In the aftermath of the deadly floods, Texas lawmakers are reassessing a bill they killed weeks ago to beef up emergency alert systems and vowing to have more in place by the next camping season. Blaise Gainey
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