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WXXI News
In upstate markets like Albany, Rochester and Buffalo, more than 20% of downtown office space is vacant.
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Next Friday is the vernal equinox, the first day of Spring, which the media often celebrates by repeating such myths as, "Day and night are equal." But some people must surely glance at local sunrise and sunset listings and see that day is longer than night at every equinox. Real equality will happen the middle of this week.
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The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
New York Public Media
Darren McGee
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Office of the Governor
A New York bill aims to close a legal "loophole" by making it a felony to buy sex from 15- to 17-year-olds, a crime currently charged as a misdemeanor.
Mike Groll
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
Jimmy Vielkind
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New York Public News Network
Samuel King
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New York Public News Network
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Film journalist Kristen Lopez says Kate Hudson’s Academy Award nomination in "Song Sung Blue" is the latest occurrence of what’s been called “cripping up,” a term she defines as “able-bodied actors playing disabled people.” -
The fate of the man who shot and killed 10 Black people at the Jefferson Avenue Tops in May 2022 will be determined in Buffalo. -
The Senate and Assembly included a bevy of tax hikes in their one-house budget plans, setting up a clash with the governor.
NPR News
Timothy Chen Allen
Fighting robots is a cultural fantasy going back at least to Richard Matheson's 1956 story "Steel." One Detroit impresario is now bringing the idea to the stage — and real audiences.
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AP
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Meanwhile, if you've been paying attention to medicine, basketball and the British Parliament, you'll get at least three questions right this week. -
At the Winter Paralympics, athletes with prosthetics often modify them to fit their bodies more precisely. That has led to some competitors starting their own businesses to help fellow amputees. -
A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last, and egg prices have tumbled 42%.
