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Dave Lucas
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WAMC
Investigators aren’t sure what caused the explosion, but they say it happened shortly after a gasoline leak at a temporary fuel pump.
James Paleologopoulos
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WAMC
WAMC Programs
WAMC
(Airs 08/07/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/09/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and David Lombardo, host of The Capitol Pressroom. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and David talk about sports news coverage and whether there’s enough journalistic independence, whether the AP Stylebook is used by journalists anymore, and more.
New York Public Media
Jimmy Vielkind
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New York Public News Network
Pataki now has a namesake structure: a two-story brick building in Albany, a few blocks from the State Capitol, where he reigned from 1995 to 2006.
Samuel King
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New York Public News Network
Emyle Watkins
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BTPM News
Patrick Dodson
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New York Public News Network
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A recent change to the Historic Preservation Act has lessened requirements for how federal projects affect historic land or artifacts. Local Experts say it could have a major impact in Western New York and across the state. -
In NYC, reported sightings of ICE activity more than doubled in July compared to June, advocates say. Such sightings quadrupled in parts of upstate New York during the same period. -
BTPM Disability Reporter Emyle Watkins and Acting Executive Director of the Justice Center Maria Lisi-Murray discuss the agency's new strategic plan.
NPR News
U.S. Forest Service/Fishlake National Forest
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AP
There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.
Philippe Magoni
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AP
Alex Brandon
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AP
KENT NISHIMURA
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AFP via Getty Images
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The number of abortions is up in the United States. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills? -
A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon. -
Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.
