Department leaders say more services are needed after last month's shooting death of officer Michael Jensen.
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Amaus Dental Clinic opened a decade ago, and has grown exponentially to serve homeless, uninsured, refugees, single parents, the elderly, and others without a way to pay for dental care.
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3GNY brings trained descendants to schools to share survival stories in an effort to more effectively teach about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
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The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on anti-climate change and environmental bills. But the two houses voted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
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Five projects received funding under the O-CHIP program that will add nearly 450 housing units.
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Democrats were counting on the Equal Rights Amendment to help generate voter turnout this year.
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The visit by Tom Perez comes less than two weeks after his boss, President Biden. Perez is Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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NPR's Tamara Keith asks Inverse critic and entertainment editor Hoai-Tran Bui about some of the buzz-worthy movies at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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Cities are responsible for the vast majority of planet warming gas emissions. Many governments now track their emissions using annual estimates, but some scientists are pitching a new method.
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Former President Trump addressed the NRA's annual meeting in Dallas on Saturday. The meeting comes as the gun lobby group continues to reel from years of legal, financial, and internal turmoil.
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NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with Rohit Chopra, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about a Supreme Court decision that validated how the bureau is funded.
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A just-released, fictionalized film looks at the life of British singer Amy Winehouse. The music and career of the real Amy Winehouse still fascinate.