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Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.
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The state attorney general's office secured at $675,000 settlement against two companies who were accused of price gouging during a shortage of baby formula in 2022
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The New York League of Conservation Voters new interactive data map tracks the lead presence in millions of water service lines across the state. Buffalo leads in major cities outside NYC, with 45% of the city's pipes confirmed as lead. -
A project to renovate Albany’s Empire State Plaza is one of many being backed by a $400 million state investment included in this year’s New York state budget to help reimagine the capital city. The state Office of General Services is collecting public input on suggested changes. -
According to Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reversed the cancellation of local naturalization ceremonies across New York.
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The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.
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Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree. -
The lifeblood of Silicon Valley — advanced microchips — pumps from a science park on Taiwan's west coast, mostly from TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker. But now the company is looking abroad for places to grow. -
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers on Nov. 26. One of those soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds.
