Rural area

San Francisco Smothered In Smoke As California Wildfires Rage

Dozens of structures are destroyed as the lightning-sparked fires also threaten thousands of homes and businesses in the region's popular wine country.
By Juliet Williams, AP

We Found The Secret Ventilator Stockpile. It’s Still Not Enough.

In a severe outbreak, we could be short hundreds of thousands of life-saving breathing machines. In rural areas, some hospitals might have to fend off the virus without a single one.
By Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Joe Wertz and Liz Essley Whyte, Center for Public Integrity

Poverty Grew In One-Third Of U.S. Counties Despite Strong National Economy

Most of the biggest increases were in areas both rural and Southern.
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Limited Mobile Signal Leaves Rural Vermont Residents Isolated

How folks in southern Vermont handle the scarcity of cellphone signals.
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I've Watched This Indonesian City Prosper For Decades -- And Now A Tsunami Has Destroyed A Generation Of Growth

“The air here in Palu smells like rotting corpses."
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In Rural Areas Hit Hard By Opioids, A New Source Of Hope

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it wants to be a strong partner for rural communities in the grip of the opioid epidemic.
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