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Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to allow medically assisted suicide in New York.
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The governor is proposing to exempt certain housing projects from the state's rigorous environmental review process.
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Service groups collaborate to bring Indigenous people on both sides of border together for MidwinterNative American Community Services in Western New York is one of several New York and Ontario-based service organizations collaborating for an educational, outreach and social event centered around the Haudenosaunee observance of Midwinter.
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Governor Kathy Hochul visited Buffalo City Hall on Thursday, February 5, to share more details of her proposals to tackle ghost guns in New York.
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On Monday, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s pause on Temporary Protected Status for Haitians living in the United States. The move temporarily eased fears of deportation for nearly 350,000 people, including those in Spring Valley in Rockland County, home to one of New York’s largest Haitian communities.
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An ACL tear would keep almost any other athlete from competing -- but not Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old superstar skier who is determined to cap off an incredible comeback from retirement with one last shot at an Olympic medal.
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The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
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NPR reporters at the Milan opening ceremony layered up and took notes.
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Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.