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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made dramatic changes to who will be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and thousands of New Yorkers will no longer be eligible for the food assistance benefit. The costs of SNAP, like administration and benefits, are being shifted to New York counties. And they only have months to figure it out.
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New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.
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Advocates want New York to invest $2 million in senior housing resident assistants to help older adults age in place and reduce hospitalizations.
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A sea of fans traveled from Canada to watch Game 1 of the Montreal-Buffalo series at KeyBank Center.
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Lawmakers have long complained that governors put too much policy in the budget. But they’re not eager to pick a fight.
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A cargo ship caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar's coast, the British military said.
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The Braves announced Cox's death on Saturday. He managed the team to prominence during the 1990s and the team's only championship in 1995, before retiring after the 2010 season.
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As hantavirus dominates the headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stresses that the risk of sweeping contagion is small.
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NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology about the status of the Trump Administration's negotiations to end the war on Iran.