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The national park remained open during previous government shutdowns thanks to state funding. Hochul said she wouldn't foot the bill this time.
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Allen G. Breed/AP/APOn this week’s 51%, we recognize the 25th anniversary of the Food & Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, which, in conjunction with misoprostol, is now used for the majority of abortions in the U.S. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons speaks with abortion-rights advocate and vlogger Marissa Rudd about her experience using mifepristone, and why she personally chose to have an abortion. We also chat with Kimberly Mutcherson, a professor at Rutgers Law School, about the challenges mifepristone faces in court and in the Trump Administration. -
(Airs 10/02/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage, about their campaign in New York to pass legislation that would fairly compensate tipped workers, achieving a living wage for all, and much more. -
WAMCThe green thumb gang is back to take your gardening questions. Ray Graf hosts. -
Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning Albany Symphony will begin their 2025-2026 season next Saturday, featuring Stravinsky’smagnificent Firebird Suite, Dvořák’s masterful Cello Concerto, the world premiere of Look Up by Alex Berko and Sibelius’s stirring Finlandia.The concert will take place at the historic Palace Theatre in downtown Albany on Saturday, October 11, beginning at 7:30pm. A pre-concert talk by Music Director David Alan Miller will begin at 6:30pm.
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Healthier meatballs may soon be on the menu - and you can thank New York state apple trees for that. -
The program will send hundreds of millions of dollars to the administration of President Donald Trump. -
State officials and nuclear experts are meeting in Syracuse for a summit on nuclear energy. -
The state Assembly held a hearing Tuesday on medical uses for psilocybin, which three states have legalized. -
The Democratic Attorneys General Association announced it was setting up a fund that James and other officials could tap.
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President Trump is meeting with his budget director, Russ Vought, about what additional cuts to make during the shutdown, and the president says his targets are partisan. -
"Before, we might get two or three discerners. But after Pope Leo, I now have 15. It's unbelievable." -
Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers. -
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party's strategy to resolve the government shutdown.
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As President Trump ramps up efforts to send federal officers and troops into cities, criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way? -
As Israel intercepted the aid ships, an airstrike also killed at least one aid worker in Gaza.
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Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help malevolent actors get the stuff anyway. -
In cineplexes this weekend, Dwayne Johnson plays UFC fighter Mark Kerr, while Taylor Swift debuts a new music video. A new documentary pairs real-world footage with George Orwell's prescient words. -
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris. -
The music mogul, who was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution but acquitted of more serious charges, will be in court on Friday, Oct. 3 for a sentencing hearing.
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Shakedown Beat chronicles WAMC Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes’ musical adventures in the northeast.
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