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Ra represents portions of Nassau County, and is the first downstate representative to fill the post since Republicans became the Assembly minority back in the 1970s.
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In healthy ecosystems, mosquitoes feed on a wide range of animals, including birds, amphibians, and mammals. But when those ecosystems lose species, mosquitoes are left with fewer choices. New research suggests that in some places where biodiversity is shrinking, humans are becoming the preferred target.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Indigenous organizations along the Niagara River deepen cross-border partnerships in health and social services, reconnecting Haudenosaunee culture.
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More than 2,000 athletes from across the Northeast and Canada have converged on the Adirondack village of Lake Placid to compete in the Empire State Winter Games.
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After Thursday night’s meeting, Troy is moving toward adopting a ‘Good Cause’ Eviction law.
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Longtime Bard College President Leon Botstein is named in thousands of emails in the Epstein files. The batch of documents released last week, which returns over 2,500 results for Leon Botstein’s name, shows Botstein communicated with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Epstein was a registered sex offender.
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The group of Buddhist monks is set to reach Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday. The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka.
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"This is very valuable to us, and we will pay," Savannah Guthrie said in a new video message, seeking to communicate with people who say they're holding her mother.
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Their lawyers fear the notices are merely the first step toward the removal without due process of Somali asylum applicants in the country.
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U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024.