On GPS: Lessons from the world’s first chief heat officer Fareed is joined by Jane Gilbert, chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County, Fla., who discusses how she is working to combat the effects of record high temperatures in a county that is considered ground zero for the climate crisis in the United States. 4:18 •

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161-year-old kids clothing giant closes 29 more stores

As parents continue to feel pressures on their household budgets, increasingly skipping specialty clothing stores in favor of one-stop shopping at big-box giants like Target and Walmart, another children’s apparel retailer is closing stores.  Industry data confirms this shift, revealing that mass merchants now capture 80% of planned spending in the back-to-school category, according to

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