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An election worker tears off "I Voted" stickers during the Virginia redistricting referendum at Fairfax Government Center on Tuesday in Fairfax, Va.
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With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push
Larry Kaplow
After Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats.
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Trump endorses Constantino in race to represent NY-21
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Center: New York State Senator Dean Murray speaks at the State Capitol during National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
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State Senate Republicans advocate for more effective violent crime legislation
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Poughkeepsie High School students are electrified by eels
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Dr. Brenda Robinson, seen in red at the table at left, coaches an attendee as she practices CPR compressions on a dummy on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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Black Nurses Coalition hosts free CPR workshops to raise awareness
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Louise Erdrich - Python's Kiss
Joe Donahue
Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Night Watchman,' returns with 'Python’s Kiss,' a new story collection that blends the everyday with the uncanny. Spanning decades, these stories explore love, loss, and the porous boundary between worlds.
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Antiques with Colin Stair and Lisa Thomas 4/21/26
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Book Picks - The Golden Notebook and Merritt Bookstore
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The Roundtable
Jim Windolf's new book is 'Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other and the World'
Joe Donahue

Met Opera 2025 - 2026 Season
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Rachel Glade, a geomorphologist and assistant professor at the University of Rochester, explores the make up of glacial till at the base of the Chimney Bluffs.
Veronica Volk
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WXXI
At Chimney Bluffs, a shifting landscape raises questions about climate and change
Veronica Volk
A fresh collapse at Chimney Bluffs highlights ongoing erosion along Lake Ontario, and what changing weather patterns may mean for other New York landscapes.
Former Bishop of Buffalo Henry J. Mansell died April 21, 2026, the diocese announced.
Diocese of Buffalo
Former Buffalo Bishop Henry Mansell dies, age 88
Malone has three state prisons: Franklin Correctional, Bare Hill Correctional, and Upstate Correctional.
Emily Russell
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NCPR
Prison union describes 'unstable and dangerous' conditions in letter to Hochul
Emily Russell, NCPR
State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, seen here with other GOP lawmakers, has introduced a bill to unlock matching funds for candidate Bruce Blakeman.
Jimmy Vielkind
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New York Public News Network
GOP lawmakers seek to unlock matching funds for Bruce Blakeman in NY governor’s race
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Eylul Guven as Sasha in Blue Heron.
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A filmmaker pieces together her brother's troubled past in 'Blue Heron'
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Sophy Romvari's debut feature is a moving, semi-autobiographical account of a family doing everything they can to try to help their teen son
A man reads a newspaper with a front page article referring to anticipated U.S.-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on Wednesday. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked President Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce.
Asif Hassan
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AFP via Getty Images
Iran attacks ships in Hormuz Strait as the U.S. continues its blockade amid ceasefire
NPR Staff
The Great Divide, Kahan's fourth album, is a prodigal son fable, with a central character who destabilizes the spaces he once called home.
Patrick McCormack
On 'The Great Divide,' Noah Kahan is willing to go the distance
Ann Powers
The FAA says it wants to build a brand-new air traffic control system that uses software to prevent conflicts, delays and cancellations. Here, passenger jets land and take off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in March. Last year, a midair collision between a regional airliner and a military helicopter near the airport killed 67 people.
Ken Cedeno
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AFP via Getty Images
'We can do better,' FAA head says of work to update U.S. analog air traffic system
Bill Chappell