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All Rap Is Local
As it celebrates its 50th birthday, hip-hop is a global phenomenon. But to map the music's true impact, you have to look closer. Here's a guide to rap history, charted across more than a dozen cities.
How the DMV and Virginia Beach made rap safe (and profitable!) for eccentrics
From one little resort town came some of weirdest, boldest changes to hip-hop's sound. A few hours away, flowery backpack raps and a splash of mambo sauce helped the nation's capital break through.
How Boston quietly triumphed as a seminal rap city
From beginnings so humble that local labels left their addresses off the liner notes, New York's northeast neighbor grew into a sister city, guiding taste and incubating talent.
How New York defined rap's attitude
Beneath the 8 million stories in the culture's birthplace lies a bigger one: the story of American Blackness, which crystallized in a music that can't and won't stop growing.
Latest in Ukraine: The grain deal is out, cluster bombs and NATO expansion are in
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Sweaty and showerless: Why music fests can be daunting for your downstairs
Why do I get a yeast infection or UTI every time I go to a music festival? Read these tips from an obstetrics nurse about how to keep your vagina healthy at a camping fest.
Dividing the house of God: Ordained Iowa Methodist recounts why the church made them leave
Ten percent of Iowa’s Methodist congregations are leaving the church. The denomination is wrestling over the future of LGBTQ members and whether they can be clergy.
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An experimental Alzheimer's drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA
In a large study, the experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by about 35%. That's slightly better than the drug Leqembi, which was fully approved by the FDA on July 6.
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U.S. approves ‘lab-grown meat’ for sale, but you probably won’t find it on shelves anytime soon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave two companies the green light last month to produce and sell their cultivated chicken meat across the country. But it could still take years before people can buy the new meat at grocery stores.
GOP Sen. Mike Rounds says 'common sense' will yield bipartisan defense spending bill
GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says "a little bit of common sense" is needed to address the frustrations about a military spending bill in Congress right now.
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