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Angelica Chavez-Duckworth

Will Climate Change Prevent Me from Being a Parent? Millennials, Gen Z Question Adding More Children to the Earth

Climate anxiety is prompting growing numbers of people to seriously question whether to bring more children into the world.

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Rendering of the Meta Kansas City data center at Golden Plains Technology Park.

Facebook coming to Kansas City; Meta selects KCMO for massive, $800M data center

A new hyperscale data center is expected to be operational in Kansas City by 2024 — bringing global social media and tech giant Meta to the metro and making good on promises that a Northland development could be the next great national technology hub.

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Journey Pro wrestling event founder DJ Stewart

‘Prognosis is Pointless’: Journey Pro Owner Forces Cancer to Tap Out

Journey Pro wrestling event founder DJ Stewart has survived two cancer diagnoses while building a life, and a business.

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Ally Garton and her fiancé are building a house in Basehor, Kansas.

New Age of Homeownership: Young Professionals Share First-hand Experiences in the Housing Market

Some young people looking to buy homes in a red-hot market are teaming up to make it work financially. Others are simply choosing to wait.

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Local Nonprofits Collaborate to Support, Enhance Kansas City Journalism

Six local nonprofit organizations have formed the KC Media Collective, a new collaborative initiative designed to support and enhance local journalism. Members of the KC Media Collective include American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, KCUR, Missouri Business Alert, Startland News and The Kansas City Beacon.

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