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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria stand in front of 10 Downing Street door after speaking to the media in London, Monday, June 22, 2026.
Kin Cheung
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AP
Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK prime minister
The Associated Press
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two years after being elected in a landslide.
State Assembly candidate Conrad Blackburn out with canvassers in Harlem.
Brigid Bergin
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New York Public News Network
NYC Democratic socialists look to ride Mamdani wave and expand ranks in Albany
Walter Wuthmann, Brigid Bergin
Josh Landes
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WAMC
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MCLA says enrollment is up 20% for incoming class, continuing multi-year trend
Josh Landes
Tom DiNapoli at the New York State Capitol.
Jimmy Vielkind
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New York Public News Network
NY Comptroller DiNapoli says he’s running on his record, as progressives vie for seat
Jimmy Vielkind
US Vice President JD Vance attends a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.
Nathan Howard
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AFP via Getty Images
U.S. and Iran agree to 'roadmap' for final deal, mediators say
Chandelis Duster, Julia Simon, Greg Myre

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The Media Project - Rex, Judy, Raga, Barbara
David Guistina
(Airs 06/19/26 @ 3 p.m. & 06/21/26 @ 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, Raga Justin, Albany Bureau Chief for Bloomberg Government, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Raga, and Barbara talk about the decline in the amount of local journalists, how to develop sources, and much more.
Legislative Gazette
The Legislative Gazette - we’ll take a look at the failure of a number of bills this session to protect public health
David Guistina
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Astronomy with Dr. Valerie Rapson 6/18/26
The Roundtable
The Stéphane Wrembel Quartet will be at the Indigo Room at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on 6/26
Madeleine Reynolds

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Jose Antonio Tijerino, president of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, visited the studios of BTPM NPR in advance of an appearance at the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York’s celebration breakfast.
Michael Mroziak
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BTPM
Tijerino discusses growth of Hispanic and Latino influence during visit to Buffalo
Michael Mroziak
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation president and CEO spoke with BTPM NPR in advance of the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York’s celebration breakfast.
Drew Warshaw, left, and Raj Goyle, right, are challenging State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, center, in a Democratic primary.
Warshaw and DiNapoli: Jimmy Vielkind, New York Public News Network
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Capitol Conversations: Bureau reporters break down the latest
Jimmy Vielkind, Jon Campbell
Troy Grant is New York's first full-time fatherhood policy adviser.
Shay Gauthier/Office of Children and Family Services
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Meet New York's first fatherhood policy adviser
Andrew Waite
State Assemblyman Patrick Burke speaks outside West Seneca Town Hall, joined by Dan Warren of the Committee to Restore Representation, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Burke was introducing a new bill that would set new statewide standards for openness in the appointment process to fill vacant elected seats.
Michael Mroziak
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BTPM
Burke proposes new statewide standards for how appointees get picked for empty elected seats
Michael Mroziak
NPR News
Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan delivers the keynote address at the IMF Statistical Forum/Statistics for Policy Making in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2014. Greenspan died on Monday at age 100.
Paul J. Richards
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AFP via Getty Images
Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies
Scott Horsley
During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
A coordinator at the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project in Somerville, Mass. shows the two medications that can be mailed to patients who have received a prescription through a telehealth consultation.
Charles Krupa
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AP
Despite state bans, abortions have almost doubled. The reason? Pills via telehealth
Kate Wells
Scott Kwiatkowski from takes part in a demonstration at the Utah State Capitol to oppose the construction of a data center in the state on May 23, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Support and opposition to artificial intelligence is drawing tens of millions of dollars of spending during the midterm election cycle.
Natalie Behring
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Getty Images
An AI proxy war could reshape Congress — before Congress reshapes AI
Shannon Bond, Eric McDaniel
Handouts are displayed at an event for candidates running to represent Utah's new Democratic-leaning congressional district in Taylorsville, Utah, on March 21. While some candidates have since dropped out, four remain, including former Rep. Ben McAdams and state Sen. Nate Blouin.
Hannah Schoenbaum
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AP
Voters weigh what kind of Democrat they want for Utah's new, blue congressional seat
Saige Miller