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National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame visitors can now see through a horses eyes with Equine Eyes
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New tech gives National Racing Museum visitors horse-eye view
Aaron Shellow-Lavine
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs has acquired technology to allow visitors to see through the eyes of a horse. And its creator hopes to spur inter-species connection.
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Led in-part by Mass. group, fair housing advocates challenge federal grant changes
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This image shows a Flock camera that's been knocked over near the base. The highway and a Rensselaer County sign are visible in the background.
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Flock cameras damaged in Troy
Grant Ashley
An Iranian couple rides past Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on Friday. Iran's army said it carried out drone strikes against several U.S. military facilities and bases in Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for the latest U.S. attacks against Iran.
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Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran as the war nears the 5-month mark
Jane Arraf
Standing before the Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse in Springfield, Mass., Thursday, July 23, 2026, attorney Zack Vargo (left, at podium) formally called on City Councilor Justin Hurst to cease what he has called a "sustained campaign of harassment" targeting Springfield City Clerk Gladys Oyola-Lopez (center, behind Vargo)
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Springfield city councilor asked to cease ‘harassment’ of city clerk
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Food Friday 7/24/26: Ice Cream with Megan Kitsock and Julian Hom
We welcome Megan Kitsock of Supreme Soft Serve and Julian Hom of Alleyway Ice Cream to take your questions about the cold stuff! Aaron Shellow-Lavine hosts.
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CulinaryArts@SPAC - Devin Finigan's 'A Kitchen on Goose Cove: Recipes from the Heart of Maine'
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Robert Egan and Johnny Irion share a preview of 'Voices of Democracy: Imagining America: The Next 250' that is going to be at The Red Lion Inn on 7/29
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State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at lectern, and Assemblymember Amy Paulin, in yellow coat, the sponsors the Medical Aid in Dying Act, are surrounded by lawmakers and advocates on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the New York State Capitol ahead of the Senate's vote on the bill.
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Capitol Conversations: Bureau reporters break down the latest
Jimmy Vielkind, Samuel King
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.
As part of the Niagara River Emerald Shiner Study, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District team members were in the Black Rock Channel catching, sizing, and evaluating emerald shiners at various locations, May 6, 2015.
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Little fish, big deal: $13.4M minnow passageway helps repair Niagara River ecosystem
Emyle Watkins
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SUNY students to receive free admission to the NYS Fair on Student Youth Day
Dave Bullard
Robert H. Jackson Federal Courthouse in Buffalo
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Rushdie testifies in day two of Matar terrorism trial
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A former nun explains why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' life
Terry Gross
Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her memoir is Cloistered: My Years as a Nun. Originally published March 20, 2024.
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What animal is the deformed-but-adorable Jimothy? The quiz knows — do you?
Holly J. Morris
Orcas are known for surprising behaviors. A new study documents two cases of orcas ramming sunfish so hard that the fish explode.
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Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes
Joseph Kim
West Virginia is one of a handful of states offering programs that give workers financial incentives to relocate to places where they will have a lower cost of living.
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West Virginia paid digital nomads to move there during COVID. Many are staying
Scott Neuman