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WAMC
Whether it’s the World Cup, Gold Cup or the Olympics, a devoted group of fans has been crowding a bar in Chicopee, Massachusetts, for years – all to cheer on the United States national soccer teams.WAMC paid them a visit during last night’s match – a Round of 32 showdown between the USMNT and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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Karl Rabe
WAMC Programs
(Airs 07/02/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Immigrant advocates in New York are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship, we’ll have reaction from an immigrant advocacy group to the Supreme Court ending legal protections for Haitian’s fleeing to the U.S. from violence or natural disaster, and we’ll tell you about people are doing whatever they can to make ends meet – including donating plasma.
Find out what's on at WAMC this Month!
New York Public Media
Alex Simone
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BTPM NPR
Looming cuts to SNAP food benefits have Western New York advocates and federal politicians sounding the alarm. Senator Chuck Schumer says the cuts will have a devastating impact on families.
Brian Chojnacki
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BTPM NPR
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As a Department of Justice memo challenges a disabled person's right to integration, activists, experts, and state officials respond in New York. -
Due to federal cuts, the state Essential Plan will no longer be able to offer health insurance to those who make between 200% and 250% of the poverty level. This leaves 450,000 state residents uninsured. -
A mom from Long Island has campaigned for a decade to protect kids caught in the middle of child custody battles ever since she lost her own toddler. Two-year-old Kyra Franchetti was shot and killed by her father during court-ordered unsupervised visitation in 2016. He later committed suicide by setting his home on fire.
NPR News
Andrew Harnik
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A 55-page report from House Democrats accuses Freedom 250 of America's birthday celebrations for profit, using questionable fundraising methods. Watchdog groups had already sounded alarms.
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As much of the Eastern U.S. experiences potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures, the nights are also staying unusually warm, leaving the human body no time to recover. -
The romance books Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out, including Black, Indigenous and queer women. -
The Scottish-born comic became a U.S. citizen in 2008. He showcases his goofy sense of humor, and his appetite for the unpredictable, in a new five-part documentary series for CNN.
