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DoorDash driver Alpha Barry had claimed he stopped at John Reilly’s home to ask for help after his phone died. Reilly fired two shots as Barry drove away, one of which struck him in the back.
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WAMC Programs
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It wasn't until the passage of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act in 1974 that women gained the right to open bank accounts, credit cards, and loans in their own names, without a male co-signer. On this week's 51%, we speak with Kathleen Godfrey, CEO of Godfrey Financial Associates, about how women's financial independence has evolved over the past 50-plus years, and what women can do now to secure themselves for the future. We also meet the new head of the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, New York.
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New York Public Media
Seth Wenig
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The Associated Press
The average bonus paid to employees of the securities industry in New York City was about $247,000 last year, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Max Schulte
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WXXI News
Michael Mroziak
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BTPM
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Lawmakers are haggling over when ICE and local police departments could cooperate. -
New York’s Family Care program, which gives people with disabilities the choice to live with a family instead of in group homes, could expand if funding increases. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed $1.5 billion in additional health care funding and nursing homes want at least half of that.
NPR News
Leon Neal
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The International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
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Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned. -
The roots music maverick did something rare in the streaming era: landed an album that's only available on CD, cassette and LP — without his name on the sleeve — in the top five of the albums chart. -
Bloomberg journalist Katrina Manson discusses the Pentagon's secretive campaign to build America's AI warfare capabilities and the obsessive Marine colonel behind it. Her new book is Project Maven.
