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So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U.S. uses a big bomb.
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio is excited to announce the official launch of On the Road, a new programming initiative that brings live public radio events — including interviews, conversations, musical performances, and cultural programming — directly to communities throughout the listening region.
The White House issued an Executive Order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to halt all direct and indirect funding to NPR and PBS. In essence, this puts at risk WAMC’s ability to deliver national and international programming—Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and the trusted newscasts our listeners rely on every day.
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WAMCNeed a little advice about home maintenance and repair? Darren Tracy is back to take your calls. Ray Graf hosts. -
The new book is “The Far Side of the Desert” which follows the fates of two sisters. One a U.S. Foreign Service Officer and the other an international television correspondent. It follows the sisters after their lives are shattered by a terrorist attack and the personal toll of its aftermath. -
The Sharon Playhouse is launching its 2025 summer season with the musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” opening Friday night and run through July 6th, including a special holiday performance on July 4th at 4pm.This show brings to life the unforgettable night in 1956 when rock and roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins gathered at Sun Records to create musical history.The season will continue with three other shows including Annie, Sylvia and The Mousetrap. -
What do a barracks from British troops in the Falkland War, a floating jail of the Bronx, and temporary housing for VWF workers in Germany have in common? Well according to our next guest, Ian Kumekawa, they have all inhabited one Swedish barge built in 1979. Now, the barge has so many names, the author calls it “The Vessel.” The book is called “Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge.”
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Buffalo mayoral candidates face tough questions from disabled voters on mental health, policing, and crisis response at local forum. -
NYS OPWDD Commissioner Willow Baer talks agency goals, regional disability health clinic funding, Medicaid cuts, and workforce pay in an exclusive Disabilities Beat interview with Emyle Watkins. -
Gillibrand spoke out on significant Medicaid cuts that could harm hospitals and medical care for marginalized communities if passed through the Senate. -
The regulations would require safety protocols — and more disclosure when things go wrong. -
How do these candidates feel they’ve shown up for, and will show up for, the disability community if elected?
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The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality. -
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending. -
A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries? -
Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordow, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it. -
Many of President Trump's nominal media allies are breaking with him over his backing of Israel, arguing it will lead to a wider war. -
Read was accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die in a snowstorm, but alleged she was the victim of a cover-up by his fellow officers. Her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury. -
A federal indictment accuses seven Californians of stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, precious gems and luxury watches from an armored semitruck leaving a jewelry show in 2022. -
Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never previously visited. New research shows how they may find their way there and back. -
Last year, Congress banned the app in the U.S., citing national security concerns and demanding it spin off from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Trump said he'll once again pause enforcement of the ban. -
Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.
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