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Bard College President Leon Botstein announced his retirement Friday following fallout over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Finding ways to keep both patients and staff safe in healthcare settings was the focus of a conference held at Turning Stone Resort Casino on Thursday.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers are closing in on an immigration package as part of the state budget.
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The governor and lawmakers are set to eliminate an environmental review for certain housing projects, though some details remain open.
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Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who was fired as a Federal Trade Commissioner by President Trump without cause last year, will speak at Canisius University.
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Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was hospitalized after collapsing in prison. Her family says her condition has deteriorated since a March heart attack.
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Nearly a third of Americans get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep a night. A lot of us struggle to get to bed as we power through tasks or get lost in endless scrolling. Here's help.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity.
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Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.