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A New York state initiative to reduce fossil fuel reliance and bolster alternative fuel advancements is getting a financial boost.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, The Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, and Former Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan.
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The controversial plant in the Finger Lakes has rebranded with a new business model that may conflict with Gov. Kathy Hochul's pause on new data centers.
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On Friday, July 24, Buffalo celebrated the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, at RiverWorks with the annual Disability Pride Festival.
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Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against roughly $1 trillion in federal Medicaid cuts, which they say are already having devastating effects on local health care.
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The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie has chosen not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terrorism case.
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Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in 1996 to make it easier for the Justice Department to use classified evidence to deport people from U.S. soil.
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Odysseus did not face the parasite Cyclospora in his 10-year journey home. But the word "parasite" originated as a popular character trope in Greek literature.
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Robeson County, N.C., where most of the Lumbee Tribe's citizens live, ranks as one of the worst counties in the U.S. for health. The tribe can access the Indian Health Service now, but it's not likely to be sufficient to improve the health of the community.
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The Trump administration's upending of years of vaccine advice puts many pediatricians in a quandary. Some are steering patients away from the CDC to other authoritative websites, including their own.