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A founding father in the world of modern sports broadcasting died this week.Bill Rasmussen was a co-founder of the "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network" — today known simply as ESPN. As WAMC reports, the sports director by trade solidified his legacy in Bristol, Connecticut, after his career featured stops in western Massachusetts.
WAMC Programs
We welcome back Dr. Carrie O'Loughlin and Dr. Susan Sikule to answer questions about your pet's health. Ray Graf hosts.
New York Public Media
As school starts, a Niagara Falls teen shares her concussion experience and why concussion education and swift treatment matters for children, teens and young adults.
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The excavation found the lock to be in good shape. Its the first step in a potential redevelopment of the Surrounding Warehouse District.
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After too many groups applied for a finite pool of grants, some organizations may have to cut services.
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Colombians now living in Utica, along with other local residents have been gathering non-perishable foods, sleeping mats, and other items to send to parts of Colombia ravaged by 7.4 earthquake.
NPR News
Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.
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The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is a two-hour train ride from Paris, but feels a world away, with English Channel breezes and the sound of seagulls screeching through the cobbled streets.
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When Indian authorities scrubbed the biopic of activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, local villagers and activists turned its censorship into a grassroots movement.
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In addition to pay, striking hospital workers say patient violence is an issue. Hospital workers are seven times more likely to be injured at work due to violent acts than the general working population.