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Congress has opened an investigation into Bard College's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after former Bard President Leon Botstein's name appeared extensively in the Epstein files and an investigation detailing his relationship with the late sex offender.
WAMC Programs
(Airs 06/19/26 @ 3 p.m. & 06/21/26 @ 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, Raga Justin, Albany Bureau Chief for Bloomberg Government, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Raga, and Barbara talk about the decline in the amount of local journalists, how to develop sources, and much more.
New York Public Media
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Jon Campbell talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.
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The Massapequa Park man who killed eight women from 1993 to 2010 will spend the rest of his days behind bars. Judge Timothy Mazzei sentenced 62-year-old Rex Heuermann to life in prison without the chance of parole on the top charge.
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Environmental groups look back at the New York state legislature session that ended earlier this month to rate bills that benefit clean water and air, protect lands and the climate.
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The bill would prevent retailers from using data about individual shoppers to charge them more for an item than other shoppers would be charged.
NPR News
Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening credits. But they knew his work.
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Health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks, can reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.
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No one can blame you for getting lost in the fight over the Iron Throne. Here's our cheat sheet ahead of House of the Dragon's third season starting Sunday.
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Here's a look at the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran, and the challenges that remain to find lasting peace.