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WAMCWe welcome back Dr. Susan Sikule of the Just Cats Veterinary Clinic in Guilderland, New York and Dr. Kris Dallas of Ancient Arts Holistic Veterinary Services in Saratoga Springs. Ray Graf hosts. -
providedFrom a desperate existence in a Victorian freak show to his days as the toast of London high society, the life of John Merrick, the Elephant Man, has fascinated the world for well over a century. Though his disfigurement brought notoriety, it was his unblemished inner humanity that most astonished everyone he knew. Berkshire Theatre Group presents Bernard Pomerance’s Tony Award-winning drama, “The Elephant Man,” May 28 - June 15 at the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA. -
Berkshire Theatre Group has an ultra-exciting 2025 Summer Season planned, featuring a lineup of plays and musicals at both The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA and The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.The season offers a mix of compelling dramas, thought-provoking new works and family-friendly entertainment, continuing the company’s tradition of bringing exceptional theatre to the Berkshires. -
The Berkshire International Film Festival gets underway on Thursday and runs through Sunday in Great Barrington and Lenox, MA. On Saturday night, May 31st, they will present their special tribute event. This year they honor multi-award winner Brian Cox, featuring an intimate conversation between Brian and his wife, Nicole Ansari-Cox. She is an actress, director, and producer. The conversation will be held at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington at 7:00 pm. A screening of “The Escapist” will follow.
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Automobile crossings at seven of New York States’s international bridges saw declines compared to this time last year, many sharply. -
The newly passed budget will have residents in the City of Buffalo seeing an 8% property tax increase starting July 1. -
GM is making its largest single investment to an engine plant, and it's happening right in the Town of Tonawanda. The automaker announced $888 million into new machinery and equipment at its Tonawanda Propulsion Plant to produce new small-block V8 engines. -
Researchers at Cornell University say they've developed a tool that shows how purchasing locally grown food supports regional businesses and brings in more tax dollars for New York state. -
New York state’s Office of General Services is consolidating four warehouses.
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The announcement to revoke visas is the most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S. -
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu. -
A federal trade court ruled Wednesday that many of the tariffs President Trump has imposed so far exceeded his power under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. -
But in a mixed ruling, federal Judge Michael Farbiarz declined, for now, to order Khalil released from immigration detention. -
There are growing concerns that President Trump's depletion of the federal workforce is putting America's farms at risk, which could lead to higher food prices and hurdles for farm exports.
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British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynist influencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking. -
If the suspect in the recent D.C. case planned to kill people because of their Jewish faith, this would represent a major anomaly in lethal, antisemitic violence. -
A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company's emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown. -
The Atlantic writer George Packer calls JD Vance the most interesting figure in the Trump administration: "He's capable of complex thought, and I also think he may be the future of the MAGA movement."
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Developing countries owe billions to China, which threatens to undermine poverty reduction efforts and fuel instability, according to a new report from Australia's Lowy Institute.
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The Met Opera returns this season with wide-ranging performances that bring joy to the ears. Beginning the season with Strauss’ “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” and a new production by Jeanine Tesori “Grounded.” The season will also bring all the classics you including Puccini’s “La bohème,” and Jack Heggie’s “Moby-Dick.” The Met Opera will air on Saturdays at 1 p.m., Dec. 7 through June 7.
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