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Large swaths of the Northeast are under flood watch through Wednesday evening as heavy rain pummels the region.
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(Airs 07/29/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the state debt, taxpayer migration, Wall Street, and much more.
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Hadi Matar, 28, faces an additional life sentence for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, which a jury found was in connection to motives inspired by the terrorist group Hezbollah.
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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. -
The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie has chosen not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terrorism case. -
Porter is a four-year Seneca Nation councilmember and vice chair of the nation’s Foreign Relations Committee. She and Tina Abrams are vying for the Seneca Nation presidency.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.
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Federal subsidies that have helped defray insurers' Medicare drug costs will disappear at the end of the year. Millions of beneficiaries could face higher premiums in 2027. -
Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far. Most fires have little or no containment. -
The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China.
