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Jeff Nicholas, farmer and president of the North Iowa Cultural Center and Museum, and Pete Potts, director of marketing and public relations at the Surf Ballroom, stand among thousands of signatures

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Decades after the music died, Clear Lake's Surf Ballroom is still a destination for artists

Natalie Dunlap, Samantha McIntosh, Charity Nebbe

With the new Music Experience Center and the Surf District project, Clear Lake is continuing to support today’s musicians, while honoring the ones who died in 1959.

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China bans hidden car door handles, which can trap people after crashes

Camila Domonoske

China has introduced new regulations, starting in 2027, requiring all car doors to open manually from both sides. Electric door handles can malfunction in a crash or battery failure.
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Disney names Josh D'Amaro as its new CEO

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D'Amaro will take over next month from Bob Iger, who has led the company for nearly two decades.
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Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

Jane Arraf, Jawad Rizkallah

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.

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