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A statewide ban on 287-g agreements went into effect. It outlaws collaboration between local police and federal ICE officials. But some law enforcement agencies are challenging the ban in court.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul was responding to a Supreme Court decision that's cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement the president's mail-in voting executive order. -
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Last week's court-ordered resolution didn't generate any discussion at Tuesday's Ways and Means Committee meeting. It now goes to the full legislature for a vote Sept. 1. -
Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault and Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin had for months said they planned to ignore the new state law, even after the New York State Attorney General’s Office ordered them to comply in July. -
Nassau County, home of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, was among the recipients. -
County Executive Anthony Picente has signed a local law designed to better regulate the products derived from the kratom plant, which have been tied to health problems including addiction.
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The deadly strike comes amid 72 hours of near constant drone strikes across Ukraine, severely disrupting daily life. -
Members of Indigenous tribes are offering reminders that Ontario is a name preceding the arrival of the first European explorers and settlers. -
Nepal officials say the death toll has continues to rise in Wednesday's floods that washed away communities in Nepal and Tibet, which is held by China. About 2,500 people are missing in both areas. -
A charity built 96 bridges to connect communities separated by rivers and gorges. A new study looks at the life-changing impact of a concrete-and-steel pedestrian crossing. -
Researchers and advocates are applauding the changes that Meta agreed to make for minors on Instagram and Facebook. Cutting kids off at night and during the school day are two big changes.
