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A sample ballot for the November 7th, 2023, Pittsfield, Massachusetts municipal election posted in city hall.

Pittsfield voters to choose new mayor, city council roster; school committee, city clerk races will see little drama

Voters in Pittsfield, Massachusetts go to the polls Tuesday to choose a new mayor, city council, and school committee.

#SportsReport: Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest No. 1 men's tennis player with U.S. Open win

Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the U.S. Open final to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 and become the youngest man to move up to No. 1 in the rankings.

Medical debt upended their lives. Here's what it took from them

First, they were struck by illness and then by medical bills they couldn't pay. Here are 15 stories of Americans living under the shadow of health care debt.

FILE-This Dec. 15, 1957 file photo Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the atom bomb, is shown in his study at the Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, N.J. The U.S. Department of Energy has declassified documents related to the Cold War hearing on Oppenheimer who directed the Manhattan Project and was later accused of having communist sympathies. The department last week released transcripts of the 1950s hearings on Oppenheimer's security clearance, providing more insight into the previously secret world that surrounded development of the atomic bomb. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)

Reporter probes how U.S. government kept atomic bomb funding secret

The New York Times' Catie Edmondson reflects on her journey reporting how the United States government kept its funding of the atomic bomb secret from the public.

Polymarket's Shayne Coplan (left) and Kalshi's Tarek Mansour are two 20-something billionaires who run the biggest prediction market sites. They have had a long-running rivalry.

2 young billionaires are behind the prediction market boom. They hate each other

The 20-something billionaires who run Kalshi and Polymarket are battling it out to be the top prediction market company. Observers and former insiders say the feud is just heating up.

WAMC Sports Report: NCAA Bracket Picture

Last night’s NCAA tournament announcements had a few regional college teams heading to the dance. The America East Conference Champions, UAlbany, will go…

Morning sports update

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-975034.mp3Albany, NY – WAMC's Ian Pickus goes around the world of sports.IT WAS A DAY…

Is Buying A House Overrated?

The Nobel laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don't increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now?

Restaurants in Miami and across the country are seeing surging demand from customers, but they are still struggling to recruit staff.

Restaurants Are Dangling Vacation And Matching 401(k), But Many Workers Aren't Biting

As the U.S. economy continues to rebound from the pandemic recession, lots of people are going back to work — but not as quickly as many employers would like. Employers added 943,00 jobs in June.

Compass-Anywhere real estate merger could squeeze small brokerages

The deal, announced earlier this week, would combine the two largest U.S. residential brokerages by sales volume.

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