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A SureFire firearm sound suppressor, commonly referred to as a silencer, is displayed during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. A recent court ruling eased restrictions around the purchase of suppressors.
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Part of a key firearms law lapsed following a federal court decision. What happens now?
Jaclyn Diaz
A federal judge's decision in Texas has major implications for the National Firearms Act. What does this mean for certain guns and other weapons?
On Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, U.S. Senator Ed Markey made several campaign stops in western Massachusetts, including a "town hall" event at Holyoke Community College
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Ahead of poll showing sizable lead, Markey campaigns in western Mass.
James Paleologopoulos
This is a photo of a grass patch between a parking lot and a road (peak Upstate New York). There's an approximately two-foot hole in the ground with piles of dirt on other side. The hole is blocked in by orange tape on one side and chain link fence on the other. There's a yellow tripod and a blue bucket next to the hole. A crowd of people is standing in the background next to a dig site. One of them is dressed in a hard hat and neon vest and is being interviewed by a television news reporter.
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Erie Canal's old Lock One excavated for potential development project
Grant Ashley
Senator Peter Welch speaks to school nutritionists during their annual conference
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Senator Peter Welch addresses the School Nutrition Association of Vermont's conference
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After summer beaver biting incidents, NYSDEC officials share tips to safely coexist
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WAMC Evening Newscast, 8/18/26
End your day with WAMC's Evening Newscast. Throughout the day, WAMC brings you the latest headlines from across the region. Listen now to hear what's going on around the station's listening area.
WAMC Afternoon Newscast, 8/18/26
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New York Public Media
Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed for legislation in the state budget that would require guns sold in New York to be designed so they cannot be easily modified into illegal machine guns.
Don Pollard
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Gun groups sue over NY law that they argue effectively bans a popular Glock
Jimmy Vielkind
The state law passed in May aims to prevent criminals from converting handguns into automatic weapons.
Buffalo Bills players stretch on the field prior to the start of the team's 'Return of the Blue and Red' practice inside Highmark Stadium, Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Michael Mroziak
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BTPM News
Study: New Highmark Stadium ranks as NFL's most expensive to attend
Ryan Zunner
Kelsea Kagarise's son, Calvin, enters ABC Head Start on his first day of school.
Kelsea Kagarise
Head Start's future is uncertain. So is the fate of its nonprofit operators
Brian Sharp
The sculpture of General Philip Henry Sheridan, dedicated in 1916, stands out front of the New York state capitol building in Albany.
Brian Sharp
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WXXI News
Rape survivor services warn of New York state funding crunch
Jimmy Vielkind
NPR News
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, center, leaves the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
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The Canadian Press via AP
Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports
The Associated Press
President Trump said he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect.
A giant sequoia tree, with a circumference of 70 feet, stands beyond the remnants of small trees along the Trail of 100 Giants on August 25, 2022 in Sequoia National Forest, California.
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Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging
Brian Mann
Key results from Florida primaries, so far
Catherine Welch
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on April 22. The House Ethics Committee is investigating Mills over allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. Mills denies any wrongdoing.
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Embattled Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills loses his fight to keep his House seat
Catherine Welch