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Sajina Shrestha
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WAMC
Meghan Keegan, who chairs the council's finance committee, said overriding Albany's property tax cap isn't a done deal, but it may be the only way to keep the city financially stable.
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(Airs 08/14/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/16/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the need for a shield law in Massachusetts, the White House Press Secretary’s departure, revisions to the journalist code of ethics, and much more.
New York Public Media
Max Schulte
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WXXI News
The former president told the graduating class that "life's like any other game played.”
Yuki Iwamura
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The Associated Press
Trump: Mark Schiefelbein, The Associated Press
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Blakeman: Samuel King, NYPNN
Max Schulte
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WXXI News
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The Public Service Commission is weighing the change as it continues to consider ways to increase generation of clean and renewable energy in the state. -
Three key police unions are endorsing Saritha Komatireddy, who is challenging incumbent Letitia James for New York Attorney General. -
NY disability advocates are calling on congressional candidate Anthony Constantino to apologize for using a slur in a two-year-old video for his company.
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Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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AP
President Trump explained the decision by saying South Korea had declined to help with the "denuclearization" of Iran and he cited his good relationship with North Korea's leader.
Obed Lamy
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AP
Damian Dovarganes
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AP
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On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces. -
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. -
Hundreds of migrants have again attempted to cross from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. This time, Moroccan officials fended them off, raising new questions about the crossing of July 30.
