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WAMC
During the Battle of Valcour Bay on Oct. 11, 1776, a cannon on the gunboat New York exploded. All but one of its pieces had been recovered. On Monday July 20, 2026, researchers brought the final piece of the cannon to the surface.
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WAMC
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Novelist Amy Bloom ventures into new territory with her first mystery novel, 'Blunt Instrument.' At the center is Dell Chandler, a failed professor and newly minted private investigator called to solve the murder of an eminent English scholar whose death by a bronze Hawthorne bust leaves an entire university full of suspects.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
The Democratic Attorneys General Association has moved $5,200 initially earmarked for its legal defense fund to its general fund after two donors said their donations were meant to help James.
Mike Groll
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
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Clients, families and professionals urged OPWDD to improve housing, care coordination and other services as Commissioner Willow Baer heard concerns at a Buffalo forum. -
In a social media post, Trump called it a “terrible decision” that will send jobs and tax revenue elsewhere. -
More than 600 cyclists are riding 400 miles from Buffalo to Albany on the annual Erie Canal Bike Tour, braving wildfire smoke while retracing one of New York's most historic routes.
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Mariam Zuhaib
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AP
Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.
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Efrem Lukatsky
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Alfredo Zuniga
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AP
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A new study finds that consumers who are paying a premium for foods advertised as made with avocado oil are probably not getting what they think they're buying. -
Titans like Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert dominated in the first half of the gaming year, with early-access sequels like Slay the Spire 2 and Subnautica 2 not far behind. -
The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
