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Even in Caitlin Clark's home state, girls high school basketball in decline. It thrives in this town 01/28/2026 10:47am • NEWELL, Iowa (AP) — The streets of Newell and Fonda are quiet. Rural decline has taken a toll on these northwest Iowa towns with main street storefronts shuttered and vacant houses scattered here and there. Yet the heart of these communities separated by 9 miles isn't hard to find. It still beats Maryland Gov. Wes Moore supports mid-decade Congressional redistricting changes 01/28/2026 04:43am • Maryland’s House of Delegates could vote this week on a bill that would add a ballot question this fall asking voters if new congressional district maps should be used in 2028 and 2030. Maryland Gov. 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