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The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
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(Airs 10/23/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Avery Stempel, Co-President of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives (NYMHA), about legislation to legalize the medicinal use of psilocybin mushrooms.
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A New York woman with metastatic breast cancer is fighting for faster access to federal disability and Medicare benefits as a bipartisan bill stalls in Congress. -
Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, said many New Yorkers are facing thousands of dollars more in premiums. -
Governor Kathy Hochul is adding money to an already hefty state road repaving project. She announced Wednesday that $800 million will be added to the state’s five-year, $34 billion Capital Plan. -
Blue Jays fans and even Canadians in general are getting excited as the team readies for its first World Series in 32 years. BTPM NPR's Canada correspondent Dan Karpenchuk has more from Toronto. -
Every player who started for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series Monday night previously played at least one game for the Buffalo Bisons. It is the latest of highs in a special relationship between two baseball clubs dating back 12 years.
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Why does my toddler say "no" to everything? Say everything is "mine"? Want to crash into everything? Child development experts unpack common toddler behaviors and offer advice on how parents can cope. -
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was informed by the stories of people he met in prison. -
President Trump is demolishing the East Wing to make room for a ballroom. His administration says he's continuing a presidential legacy of White House renovations, but this is the biggest in decades. -
Archbishop Steve Wood, who heads the Anglican Church of North America, faces of sexual harassment allegations. This marks the latest in a string of crises to rock the small, conservative denomination. -
Prosecutors say Rozier and others passed confidential intel to organized crime groups to help wager on NBA games. Billups allegedly participated in a separate scheme involving underground poker games. -
There have been at least 20 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, the deadliest year since 2004. As the agency is ramping up hiring and increasing detentions, concerns remain about how to stop the trend. -
On her stunning new album The BPM, the multi-instrumentalist Sudan Archives explores the freedom of augmented reality and technology through the sounds of club music. -
Vice President Vance's scathing remark came as he wrapped up an Israel trip, as the Trump administration attempts to keep up momentum on the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. -
A new pachycephalosaur, officially named Zavacephale rinpoche, was described in the journal Nature. The word rinpoche is Tibetan for "precious one" and refers to the domed skull. -
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