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The police killing of a man experiencing a mental health crisis in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, this winter has left his loved ones devastated and desperate for answers.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are The Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, a full professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) Allison Kavey, the founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project. She is also a columnist for The Free Press and a Greene County resident Larissa Phillips, and Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to reshape New York’s insurance laws, much to Uber’s delight. Trial lawyers aren’t happy.
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Legislation supported by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) would provide tariff rebate checks up to $1,200, plus $600 per child, to qualifying households amid rising costs.
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Nexstar, the largest broadcast TV corporation, is looking to merge with Tegna, the fourth largest, in a deal worth $6.2 billion. According to James, such a deal would lead to higher cable prices and fewer journalists in markets such as Buffalo.
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Thermal energy networks harness connected water-filled pipes to transfer heat in and out of buildings.
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Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger.
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Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside.
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What could be more delightful than cannibal invertebrates and food-related weather events? A lot of things!
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From waiving the Jones Act to rerouting oil through the Red Sea, governments are doing their best to make up for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices are still rising.