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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Trump to stump for Lawler in Rockland County Friday
Elias Guerra
According to Rockland Daily, it’s been nearly 50 years since a sitting president has visited the county.
A stock image of children writing on desks in a classroom. An African-American student in a wheelchair sitting closest to the camera is very focused on his work. There are two children behind him in the background also writing.
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Hochul urged to opt into federal tuition tax credit program
BTPM Staff
Bennington Bagel Company's crew turns out up to 360 bagels a day at their 25 Main Street location in North Bennington
Aaron Shellow-Lavine
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Community 'driving force' behind Bennington Bagel Company's first year in business
Aaron Shellow-Lavine
The Hinsdale, Massachusetts, town meeting at Kittredge Elementary School on May 20, 2026.
Josh Landes
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Hinsdale leaders confirm police body cams ‘never came out of the box’ before being returned
Josh Landes
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., spoke to reporters in the Capitol on May 19.
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Senate Republicans rebel against Trump's $1.8 billion fund
Sam Gringlas

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The green thumb brigade springs into action to take your questions. Ray Graf hosts.
David Albert, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) about this week’s school budget votes, the school funding formula, current issues impacting learning, and much more.
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The Capitol Connection - David Albert, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)
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Met Opera 2025 - 2026 Season
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (left) and Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca (right) during her visit to the Seneca Nation in May 2025, a first for a sitting governor.
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Seneca Nation calls on Hochul to make good on Thomas Indian School reconciliation
Ryan Zunner
During a legislative advocacy day at the state capitol, Seneca Nation President JC Seneca said the governor needs to start funding initiatives she promised during a visit to their territory last year to apologize for New York's role in the Indian boarding school system.
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff speaks with team during the third period in Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Buffalo.
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Sabres give head coach Lindy Ruff two-year contract extension
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie speaks to reporters about budget negotiations at the state Capitol on Wednesday May 20, 2026.
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New York Public News Network
State lawmakers begin voting on budget legislation
Samuel King
A group of workers or volunteers wearing matching blue shirts sort donations and supplies inside a community center. The room they are in has exposed brick walls and wooden floors. A few people work together around tables filled with boxes, clothing and water bottles. A a woman using a wheelchair seems to direct the workers, holding a clipboard in front of them.
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Disabilities Beat: NYS budget stalemate continues, a push for higher human services wages
Emyle Watkins
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FILE - Copies of the People's Daily newspaper with a front page photo and headline which reads "Xi Jinping holds talks with US President Trump", are displayed at a news stand in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on May 15 at final talks of a superpower summit that according to the US leader has also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
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The aftermath of Trump-Xi summit: comparing U.S. and China announcements
Jennifer Pak
Analysts say a comparison of the readouts issued by the U.S. and China reveals "minor inconsistencies" on issues such as agriculture, tariffs and rare earths. But, experts argue, those differences are not significant.
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What is the 'tarps off' trend that men are engaging in? Find out in the quiz
Holly J. Morris
Matthew Rhys plays Mayor Tom Loftis in the Apple TV series Widow's Bay.
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'Widow's Bay' is cursed -- but manages to be both funny and frightening
John Powers
An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024.
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
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As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections
Elena Moore