Common Councilors are expected to approve a land swap that gives the city site control for the center.
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Mercedes Christopher wants corrections officers to accept the prison strike deal so that her son, who was allegedly attacked by incarcerated people and guards, can get medical care. But she's torn: He's in solitary confinement. Will the deal keep him in there for longer?
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Tickets only remain for the keynote panel at the National Veteran's Resource Center.
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The Rev. H. Bernard Alex founded Victory Temple Fellowship Church in 2001, and he and volunteers prepare meals from scratch in the basement kitchen every Wednesday. He's the first African American to ever be elected to the DeWitt Town Board.
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Two of the last three governors of New York were lieutenant governors first. And now, there is growing speculation that Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado will try to add to that list by challenging Governor Kathy Hochul next year. The two are undergoing a messy public split.
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Syracuse University students built beds for children in the community. Syracuse is first in the nation for child poverty rate. Nearly half are in poverty.
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They're scheduled to vote on a local law Tuesday that would put the county executive in charge of raising the additional $15 million dollars needed to complete the aquarium in the Inner Harbor.
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Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has struck a groundbreaking deal with the Green party. The agreement ends a tradition of fiscal austerity in order to rearm, help Ukraine and build infrastructure.
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The Senate voted 54 to 46 to approve a spending bill to fund the government through the end of September.
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Amazon added the first season of The Apprentice to Prime Video. More seasons are on the way, along with a Prime Video documentary and docuseries on First Lady Melania Trump.
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As the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico continues to grow, doctors say this is a good time to remember just how dangerous measles can be - even years after an infection.
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Dr. Kurt Papenfus, CEO of a small rural hospital in Colorado, was a memorable voice on NPR 5 years ago when he recounted his run in with "the 'rona beast." How is he five years later?