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The fire reportedly centered in the historic Avery Building, but a spokesperson for the Fairview Fire Department said Wednesday evening that the blaze had reached four structures on the sprawling property.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Stuart Rice Honorary Chair at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University Fran Berman, public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio.
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Efforts aimed at lowering ticket prices for concerts or sporting events appear to have stalled again in Albany.
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Prosecutors say a federal judge should overturn a “blatantly unlawful” deal to cancel a $795 million offshore wind lease.
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Dr. Genco will take the president's seat after serving most recently at Tufts University, taking the reins from retired UB president Dr. Satish Tripathi.
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An amendment would give state lawmakers power to draw new House maps for 2028.
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Dangerously hot, humid weather is likely at many of the 2026 World Cup soccer venues. We crunched the numbers to see which matches are most at risk.
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Just 3% of U.S. households pay for AI for personal use. Sign ups are growing — even though Americans have subscription fatigue.
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With 4,600 sailors finally home, USS Gerald R. Ford will finally receive some much needed repairs and an upgrade to its beleaguered sewage system.
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Hurricane season is expected to be milder than usual this year. But that's not stopping cell phone companies from pulling out all the stops.