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They Said a 3D Printer Would Bring Housing to This Town. It Was Yet Another Broken Promise.
I spotted the printer abandoned off a country road. Finding out how it got there is a whole other story of tangled politics, tiny banks with big business deals, and the future of a town some say cannot be saved.
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3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town?
Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix Cairo, Illinois’ housing crisis. More than a year later, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished. And the more we asked questions, the weirder things got.
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What You Should Know About Lead Contamination in Omaha, Nebraska
For more than a century, factories spewed toxic dust across the city, contaminating the soil and causing lead poisoning. We talked to experts about how to stay safe from lead exposure.
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Lo que debe saber sobre la contaminación por plomo en Omaha, Nebraska
Durante más de un siglo, las fábricas esparcieron polvo tóxico por toda la ciudad, contaminando la tierra y causando intoxicación por plomo. Hablamos con expertos sobre cómo protegerse de la exposición al plomo.
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Expedientes muestran que el Grupo Especial Antidelincuencia de Trump en Memphis arrestó a más de 800 inmigrantes. Solo el 2 % de los arrestos fueron por delitos violentos.
Negocios cerrados. Iglesias vacías. Padres con miedo de llevar a sus hijos a la escuela. Los partidarios dicen que lo que sería una iniciativa antidelincuencia está sembrando miedo en la comunidad.
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