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Voters cast ballots at the Park Tavern polling station on Tuesday in Atlanta. Nearly 95% of Georgia's estimated ballots have been reported, but metro Atlanta is currently the holdout area.

When Will We Know The Winner? Time Frames For Key States

Here's how much longer it will take to count the votes in the remaining key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.

Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.

The pedestrian bridge at Florida International University that collapsed earlier this year is still under investigation.

Report: Key Design Flaws In Bridge That Had Deadly Collapse

Designers overestimated the strength of a critical section of a Florida International University pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing six people,...

Tobacco plants are being used in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. One is already being tested in humans.

Tobacco Plants Contribute Key Ingredient For COVID-19 Vaccine

Here's irony: tobacco plants may be key in preventing COVID-19. Two companies are using the plants to produce proteins for a vaccine. One candidate vaccine is already in a clinical trial.

Juanita Alvarado (right), a community health worker at the Transitions Clinic in San Francisco, helps a patient.

Health Care Can Be Key To A Better Life For Former Inmates

The sheriff's department in San Francisco is now enrolling inmates in post-jail health coverage as soon as they enter the system. But even with insurance, former inmates can have trouble getting care.

Some canals in the Keys are getting "air curtains" - bubbler systems that prevent weeds from drifting in to the canals.

Next Water Quality Project For Keys: Clean Up Canals

To improve water quality near shore, the Florida Keys has spent hundreds of millions over the last 20 years upgrading wastewater treatment systems and...

Keys Officials OK Plan To Adapt Roads To Rising Seas

Florida Keys officials have approved a framework for county roads that need to be adapted to rising sea levels.

Seven descendants of past presidents descend on Key West for the weekend

Seven descendants of former U.S. presidents will speak in front of a live audience at the Harry S. Truman White House in Key West as a part of weekend activities to celebrate the presidency.

Alligator Reef Lighthouse,s named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank, and five other aging lighthouses off the Keys were important maritime navigational aids that helped warn ships away from the Keys’ barrier coral reef. But modern-day satellite navigation made open-water lighthouses off the Keys obsolete and the structures now fall under the auspices of the General Services Association for disposal.

Florida Keys lighthouse shines again after decade of darkness

A 150-year-old lighthouse that has been extinguished for a decade is shining again at night in the Florida Keys.

Keys Lead State In Deaths From Traffic Accidents, Suicides

Monroe County led the state last year in the rate of deaths by motor vehicle accidents and suicides. That's according to the annual report from the...

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