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A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states.
WAMC Programs
“WAMC Live in Concert” will air its last episode on Sunday, February 22, with a repeat on Wednesday, February 25.
(Airs 02/13/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/15/26 @ 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, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the loss of U.S. aid to media organization in other countries, where do people go when local news disappears, coverage of the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy, and much more.
The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
New York Public Media
Drivers who crash into the rail bridge will receive an automatic 8 points on their license beginning February 16th.
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State senators in New York are celebrating the passage of two bills that would regulate toxic "forever" chemicals.
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We share a recent report that came out on national disability policy, how several organizations are speaking out, and what disabled people can do in light of concerning changes.
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An incumbent, former candidate, and a political newcomer have entered the race for New York’s 107th Assembly District.
NPR News
U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong.
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Plus: more Olympics, the Super Bowl and some monks.
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Under President Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans have run into serious challenges.
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A bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing despite a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The pattern is increasingly familiar.