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There's a ban on most states systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days before Election Day. Republicans are pushing courts to reinterpret that longstanding protection for eligible voters.
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Novelist Francine Prose’s latest, 'Five Weeks in the Country,' turns a strange real-life literary episode into rich, darkly funny fiction. In the summer of 1857, Hans Christian Andersen arrives at Charles Dickens’ country home for what should have been a brief visit. Instead, he stays five excruciating weeks.
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A Central New York indigenous crafstman is among the rare artisans reclaiming ancient traditions through the carving of traditional lacrosse sticks.
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A former DEC engineer who brought to light a Niagara Falls factory's dangerous bladder carcinogen emissions was recognized as activists push for compliance with a state order. -
A state program has adopted new tactics as its expanded far beyond the five boroughs. -
The portrait by artist Ezra Ames dates to1813, and had been on public display in Albany since then — until it needed a little TLC.
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A major heat wave is affecting much of the eastern half of the United States this week, bringing dangerous conditions to multiple World Cup matches.
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Democrats nominated their candidate to try to unseat a Republican House member and tapped the state's attorney general as a frontrunner for governor. -
President Trump has trumpeted his victories and sought workarounds for his losses. -
Two founding fathers died on America's 50th birthday, which was marked with toasts and parades. Over time, anniversary celebrations became more extravagant — and more controversial.
