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The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is calling for Bard College's Board of Trustees to help with an investigation into the Hudson Valley school's ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after former Bard President Leon Botstein's name appeared extensively in the Epstein files and an investigation detailing his relationship with the late sex offender.
WAMC Programs
(Airs 06/19/26 @ 3 p.m. & 06/21/26 @ 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, Raga Justin, Albany Bureau Chief for Bloomberg Government, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Raga, and Barbara talk about the decline in the amount of local journalists, how to develop sources, and much more.
New York Public Media
The leftist organization is running its largest-ever slate of endorsements in hopes of furthering policies to tax the rich to pay for expanded social services.
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Burke's OPEN Appointments Act would require the process allows public participation in filling vacancies.
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Thousands of people spent Wednesday at Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford trotting around their antique finds hoping for big appraisals.
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The Massapequa Park man who killed eight women from 1993 to 2010 will spend the rest of his days behind bars. Judge Timothy Mazzei sentenced 62-year-old Rex Heuermann to life in prison without the chance of parole on the top charge.
NPR News
The Justice Department's opinion challenges civil rights protections that have long treated the institutionalization of disabled Americans as a last resort.
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U.S. and Iranian teams are set to hold 'technical-level' talks, according to Pakistan's foreign ministry. But fighting in Lebanon and claims over the Strait of Hormuz threaten a tentative agreement.
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A dozen miles away from the World Cup games in New York/ New Jersey Stadium, Palestinian-American kids turn to soccer as an escape from the realities of war.
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Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is still in pain, highlighting gaps in oversight and care in DHS facilities.