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It was a who’s who in New York as leaders braved snow flurries and 18-degree temperatures to see the single largest investment in the state begin.
WAMC Programs
(Airs 01/16/26 @ 3 p.m. & 01/18/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the FBI raiding a Washington Post journalist’s home, when interviewing the President doesn’t reveal much news, and much more.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
New York Public Media
Michael Fisher unexpectedly entered the plea after a five-day manslaughter trial in which jurors were deadlocked.
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Empire 1 can resume construction off the coast of Long Island after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction.
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The case outlines an alleged yearslong points shaving scheme involving NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games, including then-University at Buffalo players.
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Housing, home care among the concerns raised as the legislative session begins.
NPR News
A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump.
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A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
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See if you can get a perfect score for once.
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There are no dragons, no maps and no internecine family trees in this Game of Thrones prequel about an underdog knight and his would-be squire.