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Gas in New York is around $4.59 a gallon right now, but a Congressionally-approved federal gas tax suspension would drop fuel costs by 18 cents a gallon.

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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Stuart Rice Honorary Chair at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University Fran Berman, Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, an Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Her research is on health, wellness, and medical knowledge Catherine Tan, and Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.

The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Last week, sheriff candidates spoke with the disability community, older adult organizations asked for a resident assistant pilot, and the Governor announced a not-quite-ready budget.
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Eileen Wang, now the former mayor of the City of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China.