Membership ranks have declined by 40,000 over the past 20 years.
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Syracuse protest are drawing the largest crowds in the region since the Vietnam era. They are fueled by grassroots coordination, digital organizing, and what activists call a growing community hunger to push back.
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Syracuse has rolled out a new camera enforcement initiative to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. High-tech cameras now installed on all 230 First Student buses capture drivers illegally passing stop arms.
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The Effects of Gravity is a performance mixing physics and astronomy with poetry and music. Presenters hope it causes people to look at the earth and universe in new ways.
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The facility closed in 2022 because it had reached the end of its useful life. Parts of the original building dated back to the early 1970's.
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After weeks in which a partial mask ban hardly came up, officials said Hochul this week proposed narrowing her demand.
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President Trump's tariffs are affecting all sorts of businesses in New York, from fireworks show companies to clothing stores.
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In a new memo, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ will allow for subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to get information and testimony from journalists.
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International students had filed dozens of lawsuits after the government removed them from a database crucial for maintaining their legal status.
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President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.
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Jazz fest starts this weekend in New Orleans and one of its headliners is rapper Lil' Wayne who made it to the main stage with the Roots.
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Many of New York's bodegas (convenience stores) feature popular residents -- cats. They help keep vermin out and invite customers in. They are popular on Instagram, but they are not legal.