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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WITF listener Travis DiNicola and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

#SportsReport: NFL Owners Set New Anthem Protest Rules

NBA:The Boston Celtics are within one victory of their first trip to the NBA Finals in eight years. Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and Al Horford…

Sports Report: UAlbany Men's Lacrosse Wins First Round

UAlbany men’s lacrosse beat out Loyola in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday 13-6, the biggest win in program history for the Great Danes.…

Cornell University Professor Saule Omarova testifying on fintech at a hearing organized by the Senate Banking committee on Sept. 18, 2018. Today, Omarova is President Biden's nominee to head the agency that oversees the majority of the assets held by the country's banks, and she will appear in front of the same Senate committee for her confirmation hearing on Thursday.

A look into the ugly and incredibly personal fight over Biden's pick to oversee banks

An ugly battle is being waged over Saule Omarova, President Biden's nominee to oversee most of the money held by banks. Her confirmation hearing is on Thursday.

Newspapers with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by Iran's morality police, are seen in Tehran, Sept. 18, 2022.

In Iran, women's resistance defies state clampdown a year after Mahsa Amini's death

The death of a young woman in Iranian morality police custody sparked months of protests and a violent crackdown by the government. A year later, a more subdued defiance endures.

Sports Report: UConn Women's Team Wins Fourth Straight Title

NCAA:Make it an unprecedented four straight NCAA titles for the Connecticut women's team. The Huskies beat Syracuse for the 24th straight time in a streak…

Facebook's parent company, Meta, says operations linked to China and Russia used fake accounts across social media sites to spread messages

Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down

Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters Tuesday in Milwaukee.

A Primary Hat Trick: Romney Wins Wisconsin, Maryland And D.C.

After Tuesday's wins, the road to victory is clear for Romney and increasingly rocky and unlikely for Rick Santorum

The Media Project #1682 - Mike, Rosemary, Ian

(Airs 08/27/23 @ 6 p.m. & 08/28/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Mike, Rosemary, and Ian talk about covering people who are vulnerable, whether former President Donald Trump’s trials should be televised, and more.

The Media Project - Rex, Barbara, Ian

(Airs 03/01/24 @ 3 p.m. & 03/03/24 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara and Ian talk about Pink Slime journalism, who should make the decision of what news gets covered on line, and much more.

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