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The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning.
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The treaty is still hailed by some Seneca leaders as a triumph in ensuring Seneca people were able to maintain traditional lands at a time of American expansionism. -
The man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage at an event three years ago was sentenced today. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to visit the Cattaraugus Territory on Tuesday to apologize for the state's role in the Thomas Boarding School -
To John Persons, re-opening the Jefferson Avenue store was a symbol of the grocery chain’s commitment to Buffalo’s East Side. Not re-opening it or relocating the store was just not an option. -
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The Met Opera returns this season with wide-ranging performances that bring joy to the ears. Beginning the season with Strauss’ “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” and a new production by Jeanine Tesori “Grounded.” The season will also bring all the classics you including Puccini’s “La bohème,” and Jack Heggie’s “Moby-Dick.” The Met Opera will air on Saturdays at 1 p.m., Dec. 7 through June 7.
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Often, on the way to and from New York City riding the Taconic State Parkway I think of my grandparents. They would travel from their home in the Hudson Valley, the house we still own, to visit my parents, my brothers and me. I found something idyllic about their leisurely retirement lifestyle — the way they were free to come and go, seemingly without a care in the world, while my young life was bracketed by school, homework and my failed attempts to be popular. -
Singers Bettye LaVette and Madeleine Peyroux team up for a double bill at the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Bettye LaVette is hailed by the New York Times as “one of the great soul interpreters of her generation.”
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WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Kevin Moran, Executive Editor and Vice President of The Berkshire Eagle, about the advancement of plans to redevelop the Berkshire Mall. -
Now this was finally a role Julian Strawther could sink his teeth into, even if it cost him one. Playing meaningful extended minutes for first time in the series, the Denver Nuggets guard provided a spark off the bench as he scored all 15 of his points in the second half Thursday night. It helped propel Denver to a 119-107 win over the Thunder and force a decisive Game 7, which is set for 3:30 Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma City.
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Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake. -
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an original. -
Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California. -
The drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region Saturday, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years. -
Budget reconciliation may not be catchy, but it's been a vital tool for many presidents, including Ronald Reagan, whose first federal budget was a watershed in the history of federal fiscal policy. -
President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules.
