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New York Public Media
Hochul’s new proposal would funnel an extra $10 million to Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. Buffalo would receive a total of $40 million in extra funds as it contends with a structural deficit.
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Buffalo Public Schools face discipline reforms after AG findings, highlighting a national pattern of harsher punishment for students of color and disabled students.
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Increased data collection efforts and the embrace of AI technology lead some to believe grocery stores are inching closer to a price model akin to Uber and Lyft.
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New York commuters could soon be able to use pre-tax earnings toward bus fare, bike shares, and moreState Senator Jeremy Cooney is sponsoring a bill that would let employees set aside some of their pre-tax earnings to use toward qualified transportation expenses as a fringe benefit, as long as their employers opt in.
NPR News
The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. NPR's Scott Simon remembers covering Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign in Mississippi.
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Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.
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Kenya's intelligence service warns that over 1,000 citizens may have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, many under false pretenses.