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During a confirmation hearing, senators asked Dr. Casey Means about her current positions and her past statements on a range of public health issues.
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“WAMC Live in Concert” will air its last episode on Sunday, February 22, with a repeat on Wednesday, February 25.
Windfarms located out to sea have the advantages that there is a lack of obstacles to airflow and higher wind speeds and steadier wind flow tend to be observed out at sea. As of last year, the global offshore wind capacity reached 83-88 gigawatts, enough to power 75 to 100 million homes and is growing rapidly with annual growth rates of 15% or more.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Hundreds of supporters boarded buses in New York City bound for the State Capitol.
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At the immigration detention center in Batavia, the average daily count of detainees reached a peak this fiscal year. But that figure came as non-criminal detainees increase by 60%, and now make up 83% of the total population.
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Hochul, a Democrat, said she won’t opt into the program to save taxpayer money.
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Earlier this month, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office released details of a $200 million conceptual plan to revitalize Albany. Included in the 88-page “Downtown Albany Strategy” was a rendering of an excavated and reopened section of the city’s former Erie Canal lock. A group of local residents advocating for a waterway running parallel to the Hudson River say that rendering shows their plan has made a splash.
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At issue is whether a county can seize homeowners' residence for unpaid property taxes and sell the house at auction for less than the homeowners would get if they put their home on the market themselves.
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The shortlist also includes a 1990s pop diva, heavy metal pioneers and a legendary R&B singer and producer.
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Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages.
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Skarsgård plays a filmmaker struggling to connect with his two grown daughters in Sentimental Value. As the father of eight, the Swedish actor says he understands the tension his character faces.