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A marathon day of negotiations that finished early Monday failed to end a strike that shut down the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, setting the stage for a rough start to the work week for about 250,000 commuters.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Senior Fellow at the Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project and columnist for The Free Press Larissa Phillips, and Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Hundreds of thousands of visitors are about to descend on several North American cities, including Toronto, and law enforcement and other agencies are coordinating efforts to fight human trafficking.
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The extender keeps state government funded through early next week as a final budget agreement has yet to be nailed down. -
The governor laid out the details of her proposed tax on NYC second homes, a month after she backed it. -
Gas in New York is around $4.59 a gallon right now, but a Congressionally-approved federal gas tax suspension would drop fuel costs by 18 cents a gallon.
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Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?
Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.
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The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and federal funding. -
When a large tortoise named Rex got loose, a Phoenix-area neighborhood went into a tizzy. More than just a fun commotion, Rex's daring getaway shows the challenges of sulcata tortoise ownership. -
Tuesday's primary in Georgia features contentious Republican contests for governor and U.S. Senate while Democrats hope an enthusiasm advantage is enough to flip two state supreme court seats.
