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Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
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WAMCEach 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. -
(Airs 07/11/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The federal tax and spending bill signed last week by President Trump will blow a $3 billion hole in the state budget, disabled advocates say what worries them most about coming cuts to Medicaid is what they don’t know yet, and rural hospitals in New York are brace for the impact of cuts from the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill. -
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(Airs 07/11/25 @ 3 p.m. & 07/13/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk about how to cover a public official who holds a grudge against your news organization, coverage of the floods in Texas, the difficulty of finding journalists, and much more.
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DuPont agreed to resolve the case after holding out for nearly a decade. -
"The word that comes to mind is just destabilization," Budget Director Blake Washington said. -
A judge preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit over New York’s CDPAP transition, aiming to protect disabled consumers' right to due process before losing services. -
Schumer highlighted various effects that a federal rescission package would have in different parts of the state, especially rural upstate areas. -
Disabled advocates share how Medicaid and HCBS help them live independently and warn that federal cuts may cause a domino effect, threatening those vital supports.
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President Trump will be at the final game in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking place Sunday. Paul Tenorio of The Athletic talks about this moment in the culture and business of soccer in America.
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The Atlantic Writer Charlie Warzel on his new reporting about Elon Musk, Grok and why a chatbot called for a new Holocaust.
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The Polish player emerged victorious after less than an hour of gameplay. -
A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank. -
A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns downriver in Thailand, as China's influence in the sector looms large. -
NPR's Scott Simon remembers some of the 27 young people who perished at Camp Mystic in the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River in Central Texas, July 4th. -
As the Trump administration's crackdown continues, traffic stops have become increasingly important tools of enforcement. It has led many immigrants to take alternate modes of transportation. -
Hundreds of pets have been reported missing after the devastating floods in central Texas. Volunteers have been combing through debris to help reunite them with their owners. -
Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders. -
Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or apartment. Here's how you can learn about your flood risk.
Enjoy a summer of music broadcast from the lush Berkshire Hills with “Live From Tanglewood.” Concerts air Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
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