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Long Island Rail Road workers stand on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the first day of their strike, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
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Talks to end a strike shutting down the largest US commuter rail system will resume Monday
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A marathon day of negotiations that finished early Monday failed to end a strike that shut down the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, setting the stage for a rough start to the work week for about 250,000 commuters.
Ambulances are parked outside a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
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The New York State Capitol in Albany on April 30, 2025.
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Capitol Conversations: Bureau reporters break down the latest
Jimmy Vielkind, Samuel King
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Megan Mack
'When in doubt, stay out': How to protect dogs from toxic algae
Beth Adams
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Norman Rockwell Museum names next leader
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Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 267
Madeleine Reynolds
Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. On Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review, we feature your favorite panelists discussing news items from the previous week.
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The Legislative Gazette - With no state budget in place, school districts are in a tough spot with New Yorker's set to vote next week
David Guistina
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Douglas Stuart - John of John
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Blake Gendebien, a Democrat running for Congress in the 21st District, speaks with voters.
Jimmy Veilkind
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New York Public News Network
Why Democrats think they actually have a shot at Stefanik’s seat in Congress
Jimmy Vielkind
A homegrown candidate and fractures in the GOP are giving Democrats hope of flipping a red district in the North County.
Deanna Nara, campaign manager with Center for Science in the Public Interest, holds up donut holes and a frozen coffee to highlight high sugar content in foods from restaurants during a May 6, 2026 rally at the State Capitol in Albany.
Samuel King
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New York Public News Network
Push to expand New York's food regulations ramps up in Albany
Samuel King
Four years after a tragic, racially motivated mass shooting, the victims of May 14, 2022 were remembered in a ceremony outside the Jefferson Avenue supermarket where it happened.
Mike Groll
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Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
Remembering the victims of Buffalo's May 14 tragedy, four years later
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie talks to reporters at the State Capitol on May 14, 2026.
Samuel King
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New York Public News Network
State lawmakers pass a 12th budget extender
Samuel King
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FILE - Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025.
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Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case
The Associated Press
The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. Spanish tax authorities did not prove that the singer was a resident of Spain, the court said in its decision.
Wade Hanicker poses for a portrait at his home in Brooksville, Fla., on March 23, 2026. Hanicker was diagnosed with silicosis after years of cutting quartz countertops.
Tina Russell for NPR
Thousands of U.S. countertop workers could have damaged lungs, safety expert says
Nell Greenfieldboyce
Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and other marchers gather in Selma, Ala., in 2025 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that propelled the passing of the Voting Rights Act.
Michael M. Santiago
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Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
Hansi Lo Wang
Mike Durglo Jr. has devoted his life to preparing his home and his people for climate change. As the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes climate change coordinator he wrote one of the first tribal climate action plans in the country over 15 years ago.
Ryan Kellman
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NPR
Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate plan
Ellis Juhlin