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WAMC
After a controversial police killing in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, that involved officers from its neighboring department, the town of Dalton has formally ended its mutual aid agreement with Hinsdale.
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Jon Campbell
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Public Domain
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.On this episode, we’ll learn how an unusual fossil offered scientists a new glimpse into the evolutionary history of some of Earth’s earliest animals.And we’ll learn how pirate gold helped dispel a centuries-old rumor among seafaring European traders.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Mike Groll
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Office of the Governor
The changes will be part of a state budget deal that has yet to be finalized.
Yuki Iwamura
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The Associated Press
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Brian Chojnacki
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Gov. Kathy Hochul says there still aren’t details of a proposed pied-à-terre tax, which would tax second homes for wealthy New Yorkers. -
This will be the latest New York state budget since 2010. -
Advocates want New York to invest $2 million in senior housing resident assistants to help older adults age in place and reduce hospitalizations.
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In the course of his delightful Netflix series, Galifianakis learns how to graft apple trees, make richer compost and generally self-sustain. "The future is agrarian," he says in every episode.
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Eli Imadali
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OPB
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An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get. -
Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday. -
Many facing economic pressures and frustrations have begun shopping at budget grocery stores and warehouse clubs in lieu of traditional supermarkets, with priorities shifting in pursuit of good deals.
