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Bill Maher's new book, "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You," is out on May 21 and on May 19, the comic will be performing at the Palace Theatre in Albany, New York.
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On April 26, KRO Records released songwriter, musician and producer Lawrence Rothman’s new album, “The Plow That Broke the Plains.”Born in St. Louis, Missouri and now based between Los Angeles and Nashville. Lawrence is known for their genre-bending music and work as a producer and songwriter for artists including Angel Olsen, Margo Price, Amanda Shires, Soccer Mommy and more.
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The election is six months away. In today’s Congressional Corner, David Hawkings of The American Leader speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.
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The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and WAMC/Northeast Public Radio are teaming up to host an Environmental Candidate Forum for New York’s 109th Assembly District on May 30, at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and Investment banker on Wall Street Mark Wittman.
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WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about SUNY New Paltz changing graduation plans after campus protests.
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Clouds and showers this morning, mainly in Southern New York and New England. Partly sunny with a scattered shower elsewhere today. Highs in the upper 60s to around 70.
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Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 on to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight season, where they will face either the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks.
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Hudson Valley Community College President Roger Ramsammy is on paid administrative leave and under investigation for sexual harassment.
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Voters will decide on an increased Saratoga Springs city school district budget next week.
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If you’re a fan of the American version of the TV show The Office, you likely remember an episode where Michael Scott makes all his employees do a celebrity roast of him. Not surprisingly, it doesn’t go as planned and ends up something of an unmitigated disaster with a lot of hurt feelings.
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Dozens of cyclists and the mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts pedaled through the city’s downtown and canal district this week. It was part of a tour that featured murals, projects and other developments as riders made their way through part of the city’s center.