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Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, officials said.
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(Airs 03/20/26 @ 3 p.m. & 03/22/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk about the global push to make A-I companies pay for the news, journalism programs encouraging student to go solo, and much more.
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New York Public Media
Rivera wrote a letter demanding the Erie County Sheriff's Office hold a public forum to reveal details about events leading up to Alam's death.
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From intern to leader, Allison Hinman finds purpose in Susan B. Anthony's legacy.
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New York Attorney General’s office is challenging the EPA repeal of the endangerment finding, which declares greenhouse gasses lethal to the planet.
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Similar legislation passed the Senate last year but failed to pass the Assembly. Supporters hope this year will be different.
NPR News
Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late.
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Resistance in both Democratic and Republican cities points to broader unease with the direction of immigration enforcement.
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Big food companies are starting to market to people on the powerful new obesity meds with labels that say "GLP-1 Friendly." Nutritionists help us decode that message.
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The renowned trees along Washington, D.C's Tidal Basin were sent as a gift from Japan in 1912. Some of the original trees are still there.