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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Former EPA Regional Administrator, Visiting Professor at Bennington College, and President of Beyond Plastics Judith Enck, Siena College Professor of Comparative Politics Vera Eccarius-Kelly, and Pulitzer Prize winner and staff writer at The New Yorker Elizabeth Kolbert.

You have to give Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware credit. He's a really good sport. The sophomore who broke his leg last weekend delivered David Letterman's Top 10 list Thursday night. No. 1: "At least my bracket's not busted."

The Nets' six-game winning streak is over after Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Celtics' 112-104 win against Brooklyn.…

James Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the franchise exploring trades to move the veteran scorer, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

In baseball news, the Yankees topped the Astros, 7-6, and the Phillies bested the Padres, 6-2.

The increase pushed sales of previously owned homes to their highest level since November 2009. The data from the National Association of Realtors are another sign that the housing sector has bounced back.

Actor, writer, producer, and comedian Ilana Glazer is on the road with Ilana Glazer: Live! A new stand-up tour that will bring her to Albany, New York on June 15 and to The Academy of Music in Northamptom and MASS MoCA in North Adams – both of those Massachusetts shows are in August.

In the NFL, the Bills hung on to beat the Patriots, 33-21, the Eagles bested the Giants, 34-10, the Jets held off the Jaguars, 26-21, the Chiefs defeated the Steelers, 36-10, and the Cowboys crushed Washington, 56-14.

Earth's sister planet has heated up the evening sky all year. No doubt you've seen that dazzling "star" after sunset: This has been its best showing since 2015. This eight year interval is no accident. So happens, Venus takes 224.8 days to orbit the Sun, so that 13 of its “years” (13 x 224.8) is the same number as eight Earth years (8 x 365.25). They both work out to 2,922 days. What this means is that after eight years, we on Earth see an exact duplicate of Venusian behavior.

A report published by the Fiscal Policy Institute found that SUNY is responsible for supporting 9% of all jobs in Suffolk and Nassau County.