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ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after suspending it due to his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The network announced Monday that the show would return on Tuesday.
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Pixabay and McElspeth/Wikimedia CommonsThe Nation’s Report Card shows a drop in average scores for eighth graders in science and for 12th graders in math and reading.And liberal arts colleges are going through a challenging time, but one private college in Massachusetts is "reimagining" education. -
WAMCWe welcome Dr. David Chismark, a colon and rectal surgeon at Albany Medical Center. Ray Graf hosts. -
Akashic Books"About Time," David Duchovny's seventh published - and first poetic - work, covers a range of intimate themes and topics, including love, the loss of love, parenting, Duchovny’s own parents, alienation, and other emotional quandaries. -
The Albany Book Festival, established in 2018, draws thousands of book lovers from across the Capital Region and beyond to an intellectually stimulating and dynamic daylong event on the University at Albany uptown campus that promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among all ages.This annual fall festival features bestselling authors, panel discussions, book-signing sessions, online workshops for aspiring writers, and areas dedicated to young-adult and children's books. Regional authors and poets join in open mic sessions. Dozens of authors, bookstores, publishers, and literary organizations will be featured online.
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Work to finish building the plant itself continues. But as that construction winds down, attention is shifting to road improvements and extensions — and what comes next. -
This week, the Erie Canal will be the center focus of the World Canals Conference, taking place in Buffalo through Thursday. It's a special moment for WNY's inland waterway, which 200 years ago changed trade and travel forever. -
The late 1700's musical set on the historic Landmark stage brought patrons back in time, while surrounded in newly upgraded conveniences. -
Grocery delivery giants sent Gov. Kathy Hochul a letter last month. The governor has until the end of the year to decide on a pricing transparency bill. -
Following the removal of several late-night TV hosts who made controversial comments, Democratic Senators say they are working to protect free speech.
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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles. -
The late night comic was suspended last week under pressure from the Trump administration after comments about Charlie Kirk's killing. -
President Trump is directing the Justice Department to prosecute his perceived political enemies, upending the career ranks and raising questions about selective prosecution. -
The Dragon Bravo fire continues to burn in remote pockets of the park. Federal officials have not yet provided details on their response to lawmakers. -
At issue is whether the president has the authority to dismiss the heads of those agencies that are protected by Congress. -
Leaves typically start to peak in northern states by early October, but projecting peak foliage isn't an exact science. Here are some things you can do to get the most out of fall's colors. -
Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers." -
Ryan Routh, who is accused in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on his golf course last year, called three witnesses and rested his defense after only a few hours of testimony on Monday. -
The Eat, Pray, Love author discusses her love affair with her best friend, which she says was life-changing but also marked by addiction and heartbreak. Gilbert's memoir is All the Way to the River. -
Ethan Hawke plays a bookstore owner who moonlights as a muckraking reporter in Tulsa, Okla. Though The Lowdown occasionally meanders or misfires, every episode of the FX series is bracingly alive.
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Shakedown Beat chronicles WAMC Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes’ musical adventures in the northeast.
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