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DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.
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Ten years ago, there were about 1,200 satellites in orbit around the earth. Now there are about 12,000 and the numbers are growing rapidly. Starlink alone has 9,000 satellites in its communications swarm and may in a few years have as many as 42,000. By 2040, there may be more than 100,000 active satellites circling Earth.
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The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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During the holiday season, many folks cannot help but feel nostalgia for their childhood experiences. One BTPM NPR reporter looks back on some of his fond Christmas memories of years past.
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The election to fill the State Senate seat being vacated by Buffalo Mayor-Elect Sean Ryan has another candidate. Dan Gagliardo is entering the race with the backing of the Republican Party. -
Hochul negotiated agreements with state lawmakers over changes that would win her signature on pending legislation. -
The victory comes after a tough year for climate priorities in New York.
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The 1995 adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel celebrated the beauty of Black sisterhood.
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Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?
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Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people. -
Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states.
