Today: November 13, 2024
Today: November 13, 2024

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Election|Political|US

Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups' voting power

A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that weakened the political voice of minority groups, saying its special protections based on race and ethnicity are unconstitutional

Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups' voting power
Crime|News|US

9-year-old who vanished from New York state park found safe and man linked to ransom note arrested

A 9-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip in upstate New York has been found safe following a two day search

9-year-old who vanished from New York state park found safe and man linked to ransom note arrested
Environment|News|Technology|US

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals

The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing President Joe Biden's goal of powering 10 million homes by towering ocean-based turbines by the end of the decade

Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
Crime|News|US

Man who fired shotgun outside New York synagogue cited events in the Mideast, federal agent says

A man arrested for firing gunshots outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York been federally charged

Man who fired shotgun outside New York synagogue cited events in the Mideast, federal agent says
News|US

New York can enforce laws banning guns from 'sensitive locations' for now, U.S. appeals court rules

New York can continue to enforce laws banning firearms in sensitive locations, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in its first broad review of a host of new gun rules passed in the state after a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year

New York can enforce laws banning guns from 'sensitive locations' for now, U.S. appeals court rules
Food

Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'

Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels

Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'
Education|News|US

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments

Demonstrations have ceased at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
News|US|World

Flooding from the remnants of Debby leads to high water rescues in New York, Pennsylvania

First responders have launched high-water rescues in rural New York and Pennsylvania due to flash flooding from the remnants of Debby

Flooding from the remnants of Debby leads to high water rescues in New York, Pennsylvania
Environment|News|US

Debby finally moves out of the US, though some flooding risk and power outages remain

Debby has finally moved out of the U.S. after the storm spent the better part of a week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives as it moved up the East Coast after first arriving in Florida as a hurricane

Debby finally moves out of the US, though some flooding risk and power outages remain
Election|News|US

Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot, says he is not a state resident

A judge has ruled that independent presidential candidate Robert F

Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot, says he is not a state resident
Uncategorized

Ruling that bounced Kennedy from New York ballot could challenge him in other states

Robert F

Ruling that bounced Kennedy from New York ballot could challenge him in other states
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Judge declines to order New York to include ‘abortion’ in description of ballot measure

A New York judge says he won’t force state election officials to tell voters that a proposed antidiscrimination amendment to the state’s constitution would protect abortion rights

Judge declines to order New York to include ‘abortion’ in description of ballot measure
Environment|News|Science|Technology

Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping

A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions

Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
Business|Economy|Technology|US

New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says a semiconductor research facility in upstate New York will be getting $825 million in funding as one of three national technology centers

New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding
Crime|News|US

Ex-doctor pleads guilty to manslaughter in connection with suicide of upstate New York woman

An 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the suicide of a woman in an upstate New York motel room

Environment|Science|US

Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon

Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is on the brink of disappearing

Election|US

Robert F. Kennedy in NY court as he fights ballot-access suit claiming he doesn't live in the state

Independent presidential candidate Robert F

Robert F. Kennedy in NY court as he fights ballot-access suit claiming he doesn't live in the state
Crime|Election|US

Case that could keep RFK Jr. off New York's presidential ballot ends

A judge is expected to decide soon whether Robert F

Case that could keep RFK Jr. off New York's presidential ballot ends
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival

Beverly Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock festival in August 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw

Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
Business|Technology

This small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves?

Workers have turned out hunting rifles, shotguns, carbines, revolvers and more at the Remington plant in upstate New York for about two centuries

This small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves?
Health|Lifestyle|News

With New York City aqueduct in repair, mayor promises water will remain safe and tasty

New York City officials are assuring residents that water flowing from their faucets will continue to be perfectly safe even if it might taste a bit different

With New York City aqueduct in repair, mayor promises water will remain safe and tasty
Health|News|US

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when the virus spreading through nursing homes during often combative congressional subcommittee testimony

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing
News|Opinion|US|World

A centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed in New York

A historic cemetery for African Americans in Kingston, New York, is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground

A centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed in New York
News|US

Rebuilding Rome, the upstate New York city that is looking forward after a destructive tornado

A tornado that touched down in the small, upstate New York city of Rome ripped roofs from houses, reduced brick buildings to rubble and toppled steeples from two historic churches

Rebuilding Rome, the upstate New York city that is looking forward after a destructive tornado
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's New York case cry foul over defense lawyer's comments

Prosecutors in New York have accused Harvey Weinstein’s lead defense lawyer of making public statements intended to intimidate a potential witness ahead of the fallen movie mogul’s retrial and have asked a judge to take action

Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's New York case cry foul over defense lawyer's comments

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