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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 23: In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on October 23, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn ...

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Prineville residents facing an ongoing groundwater contamination problem may soon get some answers about what is causing the problem. A representative from the Oregon Department of Environmental ...

This story was produced by Searchlight New Mexico and republished here by permission. Driving along a stretch of New Mexico Highway 605, just north of the tiny Village of Milan, it’s easy to imagine ...