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One of the creepier, crawlier aspects of spring is well underway—tick season. WAMC tracks the seasonal uptick in the pest's population from early spring to late fall.
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(Airs 05/14/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Jessica Dean, Board Member, Secretary, and Ambassador for the Family and Child Care Association of New York state, about the status of child care in the state, Governor Hochul’s recent announcement that billions of dollars more will be invested in child care, the issue of child care deserts and much more.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Gas in New York is around $4.59 a gallon right now, but a Congressionally-approved federal gas tax suspension would drop fuel costs by 18 cents a gallon.
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One of the three is from New York City, and the others are from Orange and Westchester counties. -
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The changes will be part of a state budget deal that has yet to be finalized.
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A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes within months of each other in 2018 and 2019.
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Eileen Wang, now the former mayor of the City of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China. -
Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Haass interprets President Trump's meeting with China leader, Xi Jinping. He said though the two have different priorities the cordial summit could be a 'good sign.' -
At the summit, the Chinese leader placed Taiwan, a key point of friction between the U.S. and China, at the center, calling it "the most important issue" between the two countries.
