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Burlington City Council approves purchase of new security camera system

The Burlington, Vermont City Council has approved a plan to purchase new security cameras.

Report: PFAS, Toxic Flame Retardants, Chemical Disclosure Top Issues For States

A new report shows states are stepping up to protect public health from harmful chemicals. An analysis by Safer States, a nonprofit advocacy group that…

Burlington, Vermont Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak

After an accounting error exposes additional budget shortfall, Burlington’s mayor proposes limiting raises for her office and department heads

After an accounting error exposed an additional budget shortfall, Burlington’s mayor is proposing limiting raises for her office and department heads.

Dr. Richard Gioioso, Purchase College SUNY - Cuban-American Identity

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-965948.mp3Albany, NY – In today's Academic Minute, Dr. Richard Gioioso of SUNY's…

Father Oleksandr Yarmolchyk stands inside the demolished nave of his Orthodox church in Peremoha, Ukraine on April 17. He says the Russians bombed his church and held him against his will.

The complex effort to hold Vladimir Putin accountable for war crimes

Ukrainian and international experts believe it will take years, if not decades, to build cases and prosecute people. Ukraine's prosecutor general's office has opened more than 9,000 investigations.

Joint bank account or separate? The approach you choose depends on you and your partner's financial history and goals, says financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin.

Love and money: Why a joint bank account often makes sense in a relationship

First comes love ... then comes money management discussions? Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin discusses three common approaches that couples use to merge their money.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk acknowledged a change in NPR's status on the social media platform he owns that now designates the news outlet as "state-affiliated media."

Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media,' which is untrue

NPR operates independently of the U.S. government. NPR has asked Twitter to remove the label, calling it "unacceptable." But Twitter CEO Elon Musk says it "seems accurate."

Mexico City Earthquake Update: All Children Are Accounted For

A senior official says there is no missing child in the wreckage at the Enrique Rebsamen School, south of the capital, as was widely reported. But an adult may still be stuck in the rubble.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joins fellow anti-abortion activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, on Dec. 1, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Facebook suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account over COVID misinformation

The 24-hour Facebook suspension came a day after Twitter permanently suspended the Republican's personal account on that platform.

Confounding and confusing events 6/6/22

This month’s American Legion Magazine discusses Alan Greenblatt’s analysis of inflation which focuses on supply snafus accounting for much of current inflation, while many blame demand caused by too much government spending. This article also points out the fact that massive outlays by the federal government made it possible to stimulate the desired production of goods and services, and quote Mr. Greenblatt as indicating that there is no free lunch, everything having a cost, and inflation is the inevitable cost of recovering from the pandemic recession. Democrats and Republicans, President Biden and President Trump both share the blame associated with government spending, but they also deserve credit for doing it.

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