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State senators line up to get their paychecks after passing the budget.
Jon Campbell
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New York Public News Network
A rite of Albany: NY lawmakers pass the budget, then line up for paychecks
Jon Campbell
It’s a familiar scene in the Capitol. Lawmakers collecting backpay after passing a late budget.
Gov. Kathy Hochul poses in a ceremony to mark the New York state budget being passed.
Mike Groll
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
Capitol Conversations: Bureau reporters break down the latest
Jimmy Vielkind, Samuel King
Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (center) arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on Friday in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers will ask Bondi questions about the federal government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and release of related files to the public.
Andrew Harnik
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Getty Images
Bondi doubles down on handling of Epstein files in testimony to Congress
Ava Berger
New Albany city budget advisor Bob Ward speaks at a press conference outside City Hall on Friday, May 29, 2026.
Maggie MacCallum
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WAMC
News
Albany guards against future deficits as state aid addresses current gap
Sajina Shrestha
Jay Blakesberg
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Longtime Jerry Garcia Band member talks bringing legend’s music to Tanglewood alongside Boston Pops
Josh Landes

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Kayla Sacco
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WAMC
The Roundtable
The Roundtable Live from BIFF: Academy Award-Winning director and producer Barbara Kopple will have a screening and talk about the award-winning documentary 'Harlan County USA'
Joe Donahue
Barbara Kopple is an award-winning director and producer and here at BIFF she will be in conversation with Mary Mott after the Special 50th Anniversary screening of the Academy Award Winning Documentary ‘Harlan County USA’ at 2:15 p.m. today.Barbara Kopple is director of ‘Harlan County USA,’ and other world-class docs: ‘American Dream,’ ‘Bearing Witness,’ ‘Wild Man Blues,’ ‘A Conversation with Gregory Peck,’ ‘My Generation,’ ‘Running from Crazy,’ ‘Miss Sharon Jones,’ ‘Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing,’ and ‘Desert One.’
The Roundtable
The Roundtable Live at BIFF: The world premiere of 'The Choice' will screen on 5/30
Joe Donahue
The Roundtable
The Roundtable Live from BIFF: BIFF's Partnership with Transatlantic Rising Stars Project and EU filmmakers Tea talk on 5/30
Joe Donahue
Kayla Sacco
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WAMC
The Roundtable
The Roundtable Live from BIFF: Conversation with Honoree and Award-Winning actor Karen Allen and actor and director Peter Riegert
Joe Donahue

New York Public Media
Dolores Bustamante, who received an immigration removal order in May 2018 and lost her appeal, is seeking an emergency stay while a motion to reopen her case is adjudicated. Her case was not considered a priority under the Biden administration but was later moved back onto the agenda under the Trump administration.
Max Schulte
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WXXI News
Wayne County farmworker given deadline to self-deport
Brian Sharp
Dolores Bustamante's case highlights the plight of year-round farmworkers and long-term undocumented immigrants under the Trump administration.
The American Patriot, a 130-passenger cruise ship, docked Thursday, May 28, 2026 near Erie Basin Marina, the first such ship to stop in Buffalo in decades.
Brian Chojnacki
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BTPM
American Patriot marks first arrival of passenger cruise ship in Buffalo in decades
Brian Chojnacki, Michael Mroziak
The New York State Capitol.
Denise Young
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WXXI News
New York commits millions to close upstate cities' budget gaps
Samuel King
Wallyg
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Flickr
New York lawmakers pass $268.5B budget. It’s 8 weeks late
Jon Campbell, Jimmy Vielkind
NPR News
Congolese police stand guard at an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo that was attacked by local villagers. Efforts are underway to defuse the anger that has arisen from untrue rumors and mistrust of medical authorities.
Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
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Reuters
Why are people attacking Ebola clinics? It revolves around trust, death and body bags
Gabrielle Emanuel
In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.
People walk into a New Orleans school to cast their votes in Louisiana's statewide primary on May 16.
Michael DeMocker
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Louisiana lawmakers pass a congressional map to dismantle a majority-Black district
Sam Gringlas
Drivers fuel up at a Costco gas station in Roseville, Mich.
Paul Sancya
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AP
Here's how we're coping with high gas prices, according to Costco and Walmart
Alina Selyukh
Fresh Air critic Justin Chang says All of a Sudden (starring Tao Okamoto and Virginie Efira) was his favorite movie at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival.
Back from Cannes, a critic shares the films he's most excited to see again
Justin Chang