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Investigators aren’t sure what caused the explosion, but they say it happened shortly after a gasoline leak at a temporary fuel pump.
WAMC Programs
(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
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.
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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.
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BTPM Disability Reporter Emyle Watkins and Acting Executive Director of the Justice Center Maria Lisi-Murray discuss the agency's new strategic plan.
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The proportion of homeless New Yorkers who are under 18 is still above the nationwide average in much of the region.
NPR News
The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Springfield, Ill., as the Women's Pro Baseball League kicks off its inaugural season.
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Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco are two artists who've dipped their toes into the Grateful Dead extended universe through a singular experience: by sharing the stage with Bob Weir.
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The Senate confirmed Blanche by a 50-49 vote early Saturday morning, elevating President Trump's former personal lawyer to head the Justice Department.
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The race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson is one of the nation's most high-profile Senate contests this year -- and may ultimately be decided by an especially powerful voting bloc: Maine women.