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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds
Nina Totenberg
The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.
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Feds accuse New York of violating USDA standards over use of farmland for solar projects
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Family announces missing Albany County boy found dead
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Bobby Hallig stands by the trail named in her honor at Mount Plantain Preserve in Mount Washington, Massachusetts.
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New trail in Mount Washington celebrates local preservation hero
Josh Landes
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Homeless outreach program that began in NYC shifts tactics in rural regions
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Joe Donahue
Novelist Francine Prose’s latest, 'Five Weeks in the Country,' turns a strange real-life literary episode into rich, darkly funny fiction. In the summer of 1857, Hans Christian Andersen arrives at Charles Dickens’ country home for what should have been a brief visit. Instead, he stays five excruciating weeks.
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Advocates slam governor as more than 450,000 state residents lose health insurance
Erika Kengni
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.
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Law to protect children during custody cases is on Hochul's desk. A local advocacy group weighs in
Mikhaela Singleton
Dylan Keenan, a former lead air pollution permit engineer with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, holds up an award outside the Goodyear Tire and Rubber factory on 56th Street in Niagara Falls, NY on June 29, 2026.
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DEC whistleblower recognized as activists pressure Goodyear to end carcinogen emissions
Emyle Watkins
Joseph Madeira, Office of General Services director for Curatorial and Visitor Services, speaks at an event marking the restoration of the George Washington portrait on June 25, 2026.
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Restored 1813 portrait of George Washington is back where it belongs at Capitol
Samuel King
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Left: Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court in February. Right: Tarek Mansour, co-founder of Kalshi, at the Semafor World Economy Summit in April.
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Meta considered buying Kalshi before developing its own prediction market app
Bobby Allyn
Mark Zuckerberg met with Kalshi's CEO last year about a potential deal, but talks did not move forward. Now Meta is making its own prediction market app.
Synthetic peptides, often taken by injection, are growing in popularity among patients seeking to optimize health and longevity. Yet FDA scientists point to a dearth of evidence supporting their use.
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FDA scientists flag concerns with peptides, the trendy molecules RFK Jr. supports
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People cool off at the fountain in Millennium Park in Chicago as temperatures topped 90 degrees on Monday. Forecasts predict extreme heat this week across the Midwest and East Coast.
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It's going to be a hot July Fourth for much of the country
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Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-N.J., arrives at the U.S. Capitol with his wife Rhonda Kean on June 30.
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Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress, says depression is why he went missing for months
Claudia Grisales