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The New York State Legislature is voting on bills to address two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on gun safety and abortion rights. The measures include new restrictions on carrying a concealed weapon and a constitutional amendment protecting abortion.
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A new airline has begun flights between Plattsburgh and Philadelphia.
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The Vermont Attorney General’s office has announced settlement in a joint state and federal job discrimination lawsuit.
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The New York Attorney General’s office is now investigating the death of a man shot by Saranac Lake police officers on Wednesday.
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So the Supreme Court has completely overturned ROE v. Wade as well as the 1992 Casey decision which had reaffirmed Roe. I have to say, I was surprised that Roberts did not dissent once he failed to convince the Majority that support for the draconian Mississippi law would be the better way to kill Roe “slowly” with “death by 1000 cuts.” It appears that the five misogynist Justices (and yes, women like Coney Barrett can be misogynist just like men!) were drunk with their power and made Roberts come to them. (This prompted some observers to claim that Roberts is now Chief Justice in name only --- that Thomas now runs the Court!)
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Meteorologist Garett Argianas delivers the evening weather forecast for Friday, July 1, 2022.
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A new Siena College survey finds consumer confidence continues to fall across New York state.
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The Supreme Court's ruling that curbs the power of the EPA will slow its ability to respond to the climate crisis, but "does not take the EPA out of the game," according to its administrator.
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The characters' relationships develop and they face an array of surprises and complications in the bustling storyline that closes the fourth season.
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Following an NPR investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to state and county officials that lets them stop charging parents whose children are placed in foster care.
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The pipeline of new pilots has been shrinking for years. As summer travel demand increases, the shortage is adding to the strain in airlines and chaos at the airports.
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The environmental impacts from Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be felt far longer than the war itself.
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For abortion-rights defenders, the fall of Roe v. Wade was a disaster in slow motion. That made the blow no less painful. Thirteen people with personal connections to the issue share their stories.
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