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Triple A of Western and Central New York offer winter driving tips to navigate snow, and increase safety if you get stranded. Lake effect snow made the holiday weekend treacherous.
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The New York Association of Reduction, Reuse & Recycling finds only 15% of waste gets recycled. An Extended Producer Responsibility law could help reduce paper & packaging or have producers pay. -
Drivers are urged to stay put or, if they insist on driving, revisit AAA's winter driving tips before heading out on the road. -
Those with outstanding parking tickets have until Jan. 2 to get them resolved without paying late fees. -
The U.S. Fire Administration says New York is one of the top states for cooking fire risk and fatalities. -
An annual survey shows the cost of Thanksgiving dinner is down 5%, but the cost to put that meal on New York dinner tables is well above the national average. -
Amanda Eke, a former Syracuse University graduate student, turned her love of poetry, filmmaking and international culture into a series that found a home on The Archeology Channel and PBS.
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NPR's Lauren Frayer speaks to Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacie about her new film on the Palestinian uprising against the British army in 1936. It's called "Palestine 36."
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An Afghan national who once worked with the CIA is suspected in the shooting of two National Guard members. NPR's Lauren Frayer speaks with journalist Steve Coll about the CIA's role in Afghanistan.
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President Trump says he's closing Venezuela's airspace and further limiting immigration to the U.S. Lawmakers are facing a deadline over extending the subsidies for Obamacare.
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Hurricane Melissa left Jamaica reeling and as scientists tie its unprecedented power to climate change, people are wondering what comes next.
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Earlier this month, Audible released the first in its series of Harry Potter audiobooks, a full-cast recording. What's the listening experience like compared to traditional audiobooks?