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Seattle's "Dark Side" defense helped Sam Darnold become the first quarterback in the 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl, to win the franchise's second title.
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The ongoing battle between the Trump administration and the American offshore wind industry saw multiple court rulings in January. In December, the Interior Department ordered all work to stop on five offshore wind projects under construction, citing unspecified national security concerns. As a result, $25 billion in investments are in jeopardy. In response, the developers of the projects filed lawsuits in various courts arguing that the government failed to justify its actions and delaying the projects would cause irreparable harm to the companies involved.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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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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U.S. speed skaters set to compete in Milan are drawing comparisons to past greats like Eric Heiden, Bonnie Blair, and Apolo Ohno. Here are four to watch in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
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Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery.
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Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.
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China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security caseJimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.