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Albany moved to add fluoride to the water in 2024. It's now one of many municipalities that has struggled to obtain fluorosilicic acid, which is used to fluoridate water.
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Syracuse printing company owner faces dilemma when I-690 construction swallows his only loading dockHansen Quality Printing has operated on Burnet Ave. and N. McBride in the shadow of I-690 for 40 years. -
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hoping hunting will develop a "conservation ethic" in New Yorkers. -
The owner of CNY Uniforms Plus says customers have had difficulty accessing his storefront on Lodi and Burnet. -
The Democratic Attorneys General Association has moved $5,200 initially earmarked for its legal defense fund to its general fund after two donors said their donations were meant to help James. -
In his speech, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer announced the Family Grocer and Farmer Relief Act, which directs the Federal Trade Commission to break up corporate power in the meatpacking industry. -
NYS DOT leaders say they meet with contractors regularly to keep trucks on the proper routes and send water trucks and sweepers to keep the dust down.
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The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor. -
On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Musician and podcast host Hrishikesh Hirway talks about paying attention to the miracle of being alive.
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Extreme weather often washes away personal belongings. Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite these objects with disaster survivors.
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English teachers are excited to have a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey to use to get students excited about the epic poem. -
Irondale, Alabama, rebranded its annual festival around AI, leading to online backlash that provoked a return to the original name.
