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Iran sets conditions for further talks with U.S.
Iran vowed on April 10 not to participate in negotiations unless a ceasefire takes hold in Lebanon and Iran’s assets are unfrozen, throwing doubt over highstakes peace talks set to begin the following day in Pakistan. Iran’s parliamentary speaker,...
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U.S.-Iran ceasefire on tenuous ground
President Donald Trump’s ceasefire with Iran was on tenuous ground on April 9 after Israel launched its deadliest day of strikes on Lebanon yet and Tehran vowed not to desert its allies. A day after announcing the Iran war ceasefire, Trump took to...
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U.S., Iran declare victory with ceasefire
A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is underway following an eleventh-hour deal struck just before a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump, who threatened to wipe out a “whole civilization” if Iran did not capitulate to U.S....
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NY bill could expand hiring for area jails
Rockland and Orange counties’ sheriffs could soon hire corrections officers who live outside those counties, as long as the workers reside within 45 miles. State legislation passed in the Assembly and Senate would change longstanding residency...
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Wallkill farm draws egg hunters on Easter Cracking the case
Hunters in the 6-12 year old group dig in a dirt mound for the golden egg during the 13th annual Easter egg hunt at the Pallet Farm in Wallkill on April 4. Frankie Degroodt, 2, of Wallkill holds up an Easter egg she found. Kira Castro Giovanni, 5, of...
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Experience final days of Revolutionary War
The New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and the history of its birth through “Cessation of Hostilities” and other special events throughout 2026. The site housed the Continental Army led by Gen. George...
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Billion-dollar nonprofit dogged by lawsuits, probes
ASBURY PARK, NJ – New Jersey-based Kars4Kids, known by its ubiquitous radio jingle, has built a multimillion-dollar fundraising empire based on the simple premise of car donations to benefit children. While that happy jingle burrows into our brains,...
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One rescued after U.S. jet downed over Iran
One crew member of a U.S. F-15E fighter jet that went down over Iran on April 3 has been rescued, according to a U.S. official. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the jet, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement...
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Polls show skepticism as war drags on
On Day 33 of the war with Iran, President Donald Trump declared victory was at hand. Almost. In a prime-time address from the White House on April 1, Trump extolled what he called “swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield” −...
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Privatizing space brings COMPLICATIONS
Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to...
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Supreme Court weighing citizenship plan
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s attempt to sharply limit who is automatically an American citizen could affect the legal status of as many as 255,000 babies born on U.S. soil each year, according to estimates. That number equates to about 6% of...
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Hundreds join No Kings march in Newburgh
CITY OF NEWBURGH - About 300 protesters showed up for a No Kings rally March 28 in Newburgh. The rally was one of more than 3,000 No Kings events taking place across the country to protest what many perceive as the authoritarianism of President Donald...
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Wine in grocery stores debate returns to Albany
Beer and pretzels may go together like wine and cheese. But not in New York, where you can buy beer with your pretzels, but wine – that’s another story. h If you’re looking for the perfect food pairing for that bottle of Riesling you picked up, you’ll...
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GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM
Thousands of New York law enforcement officers had misconduct cases that warranted revoking their training certification over the past decade, spanning from cops fired for excessive force to college security workers deemed unfit for their job. h The...
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Trump delays strikes on Iran power plants
The Pentagon is weighing sending an additional 10,000 troops to the Middle East as the war with Iran rages, multiple news outlets reported. It remained unclear when a decision will be made on whether to send the additional combat soldiers, according...
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‘Trump slump’ hit U.S. tourism in 2025
With an upcoming FIFA World Cup being staged across the nation, 2026 was supposed to be a bumper year for tourism to the United States, driven in part by hordes of arriving soccer fans. And yet, the U.S. tourism industry is worried. While the rest of...
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Union: TSA ‘desperate’ for end to shutdown
DENVER – Day after day, flight after flight: Cancun. Orlando. Honolulu. Happy families and college students heading off on spring break vacations are being helped every day by 61,000 unpaid Transportation Security Administration workers. The...
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New restaurant brings Indian food, Punjabi culture
The City of Middletown has a new Indian restaurant, Sher-e-Punjab, meaning ‘Lion of Punjab,’ inspired by a 19th century Sikh ruler, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 11 drew City of Middletown Mayor Joe DeStefano, Alderman...
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Trial under way for DoorDash shooting
GOSHEN — At John Reilly III’s ongoing trial in Orange County court on March 18, a bullet retrieved from Alpha Oumar Barry’s abdomen, multiple firearms, magazines and a sling holster from Reilly’s house, as well as video of an injured Barry, photographs...
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, COMMUNITY
Instead of looking to the past, Kingston’s HUDSY is thinking of the here and now to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The nonprofit film production company, with the mission to bring people together, connect communities and educate...
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Troops deployed to Middle East region
Despite President Donald Trump’s promises of the war with Iran ending soon and broad domestic disapproval of further involvement, the United States is sending more troops to the region, a defense official said. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit,...
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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged March 18, as policymakers weighed the uncertain longterm economic impact of the Iran war, inflation readings that have yet to account for oil price spikes resulting from the conflict, and mixed...
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TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Thursday, March 19, the 78th day of 2026. There are 287 days left in the year. On this date in: 1624: William Tucker was the first African child born in the colonies. Tucker was baptized in Jamestown, Virginia. There are unconfirmed reports...
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Families mourn as dead are laid to rest in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran – As gravediggers prepared new burial plots for those killed in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Marzia Razaei wept for her son Arfan Shamei, who died in a blast at a military training camp days before he was due home on leave. The war that...
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House fire leaves 77-year-old man dead
FREMONT – A 77-year-old man was killed in a house fire in the Town of Fremont in Sullivan County the night of March 13, New York State Police reported. State police said a passerby contacted emergency services just after 5:30 p.m. after seeing a house...
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Paying in, cashing out
Some lawmakers in Albany say changes to the state’s public pension program could be pricey as others push to fix what some are calling an “unfair” system. h Thousands of union members from Buffalo to Long Island gathered in Albany on March 8 to call...
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Choosing to help the underdogs
Every Fourth of July while growing up, Emma Bloomberg and her little sister, Georgina, had a tradition: They would stand before their father and recite the Declaration of Independence. The calligrapher’s ornate, English round hand wasn’t easy for a...
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Cuba confirms talks with Trump administration
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on March 13 confirmed his government is holding talks with the Trump administration, in the latest sign that the communist-run nation is open to signing a possible historic economic deal with the United...
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HOW CLEAN IS YOUR WATER?
New York State has launched a pilot program for local residents to test private wells for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS, and potentially get funding if PFAS levels are above New York State public drinking water...
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Chris Wright calls for Indian Point reopening
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright used a visit to the shuttered Indian Point nuclear power plant on March 6 to call on state Democrats to abandon their opposition to a reopening and clear the way for a clean energy source that will drive down surging...
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Trump threatens Iran over waterway
President Donald Trump on March 9 predicted the Iran war will end “very soon” now that U.S. forces have decimated the country’s navy, air force and political leadership, but a spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps slammed the president’s...
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Oil prices soar as Iran names leader
As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its 10th day on March 9, oil prices soared over fears of a prolonged conflict, President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” and the Pentagon made public the name of the seventh U.S. service member...
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‘Quintessential American success story’
With a 101-year legacy of consistency, The Ship Lantern Inn has always been committed to keeping their customers satisfied — an undeniable legacy when they’ve served five generations of some local families. The fine-dining restaurant is nestled in a...
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Kalshi, Polymarket ushering in ‘Wild West’ of gambling
Hours before U.S. Army Delta Force operators captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Jan. 3, an anonymous trader wagered more than $30,000 on the prediction site Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from office by Jan. 31. The...
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Trump demands Iran’s surrender
President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in a social media post the morning of March 6, insisting “there will be no deal” to end his 7-day-old war with the battered Persian Gulf power. The president added in a social media post...
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HACKING THE GRID
The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3 signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While U.S. special operations forces carried out the dramatic...
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U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship
Trump administration officials pledged more firepower in the war with Iran after officials said a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship, with reports of at least 80 people killed. The United States and Israel will soon control Iranian airspace, and...
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STRIKES HIT U.S. EMBASSY
The United States ordered nonemergency government personnel and their family members to leave Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan and closed several diplomatic missions across the Middle East on March 3 as the war with Iran escalated. The move...
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U.S. fighter jets crash in Kuwait
Three American fighter aircraft crashed in Kuwait on March 2, with crews surviving “unscathed” and in stable condition, the Middle Eastern country’s defense ministry and the Pentagon said, as the congressional debate over President Donald Trump’s...
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Entrepreneurs mentor youth at Black History Month event
NEWBURGH — YouthBuild and the Regional Economic Community Action Program (RECAP) SNUG celebrated Black History Month on Feb. 26 with community leaders, Hudson Valley entrepreneurs and motivated young people in Newburgh. The featured entrepreneur...
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Vitriol. Profanity. Politics. Experts warn about role social media has played
WASHINGTON – Most of this story isn’t fit for a family newspaper. The country’s political discourse has deteriorated to the point – or become so robust – that the president can drop an f-bomb and get one lobbed back in return. Of course, caustic...
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Clinton depositions show changed Democratic Party
WASHINGTON – In late February 2016, Hillary Clinton cruised to an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary – an unambiguous statement of the former first lady and secretary of state’s dominance over her party as she...
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Push to automate science with AI has constraints
Consistent with the general trend of incorporating artificial intelligence into nearly every field, researchers and politicians are increasingly using AI models trained on scientific data to infer answers to scientific questions. But can AI ultimately...
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Trump’s combative address signals more storms ahead
He stuck to the script, mostly. President Donald Trump’s signature has been his willingness to ad lib his way through big speeches with bombastic rhetoric, but at the State of the Union address Feb. 24 he read a statistics-heavy speech that focused...
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Artemis II will set out for the moon at a fraught time
Back to the moon! And — maybe — just in the nick of time. The Artemis II mission to circle our next-door neighbor — the first human visit in 54 years — is at this very moment poised to blast off from a stressed, squabbling Earth. The launch, which...
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SUNY system marks upward enrollment
A 2026 update to SUNY’s Long Term Enrollment and Financial Sustainability Report shows significant growth for the system. According to the report, SUNY schools have seen a 6.5% increase in enrollment over the past three years, the first time...
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Bailout or lifeline?
Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Republican challenger in the governor’s race, slammed Hochul’s $1.5 billion pledge to help New York City with its budget gap issues earlier this week. The governor announced the additional...
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9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s strategy
Stephen Miller’s January announcement to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers – telling them that they have “immunity to perform your duties” and that no “illegal alien, no leftist agitator or domestic insurrectionist” can stop them – may seem...
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Lincoln’s funeral flag finds new home in NYC
A rare American flag that draped President Abraham Lincoln’s casket during his 1865 funeral procession has found a new home – at a New York City steakhouse. Keens Steakhouse, a 141-year-old restaurant in Manhattan known for its collection of...
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STUDY: PLANET IS IN WATER BANKRUPTCY
The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages. h About 4 billion people – nearly half...
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‘Bipartisan opposition’
After confirmation of a property purchase by the Department of Homeland Security in Chester and discovery of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in New Windsor, some residents and elected officials have expressed strong opposition to the...
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3 numbers could signal midterm results
Big numbers and high stakes are riding on the ballot in November: 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, 39 governorships − and the country’s course for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. In the math of the midterms, a handful of...
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PRESIDENTIAL PASTIMES
TOP: Reenactor Chad Johnson, the historic site director for Knox’s Headquarters and the New Windsor Cantonment, fires his musket during a Presidents’ Day weekend celebration at Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh. ABOVE (three photos): Martha...
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Accountability appears unlikely for accomplices
To advocates for transparency and accountability surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department’s release of 3.5 million pages of files was underwhelming. The department withheld another 2.5 million pages and heavily redacted much of what it did...
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ICE office in New Windsor
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Orange County in the town of New Windsor has operated surreptitiously for months. However, its existence has surprised local elected officials who say they were not informed by the federal...
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Pride flag raised again at NYC’s Stonewall Inn
NEW YORK – In defiance of a Trump administration edict, New York City officials and activists raised the rainbow pride flag again on Feb. 12 at the Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, after it was removed over the...
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Will Trump cut more federal funding to NY?
One of New York’s simmering federal funding feuds with the Trump administration reached a dire point last week, when construction of a Hudson River tunnel was forced to stop and nearly 1,000 workers were laid off. The federal government stopped making...
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Student informants spur academic freedom debate
Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January that he could not teach some of Greek philosopher Plato’s writings that touch on “race and gender ideology.” The university’s local chapter of the American Association of...
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Deadline looming for DHS reforms
WASHINGTON – Congress and the White House are locked in negotiations over potential reforms to the Department of Homeland Security as a deadline to shut down the agency approaches. Lawmakers have until the end of Feb. 13, to reach an agreement or risk...
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NY bill proposes 3-year data center moratorium
A bill in the New York State Senate would push pause on data center development in the state for three years as part of a broad moratorium amid concerns on utility prices, environmental impacts and water consumption. Sen. Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan,...
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SURGE PRICING
In just seven pages, the nonprofit that oversees New York’s electric grid offers up a thorough, if alarming, take on an issue confronting ratepayers statewide. Why are my electric bills so high? “Fuel cost volatility, increasing demand due to economic...
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Social media reshaping research on substance use
When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the stories shared on social media platforms are offering unprecedented insights...
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MAGA vs. Bad Bunny splits the Super Bowl
Sen. Tommy Tuberville was thrilled to attend the Super Bowl in 2025 when he hitched a ride on Air Force One, joining President Donald Trump and several other Republican lawmakers for the big game. “Happy Super Bowl Sunday,” the Republican senator for...
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NY utility crisis hitting Great Recession levels
Over 400,000 households in New York had their gas or electric service shut off for failing to pay their bills last year, surpassing levels from the Great Recession, state records show. Year-end totals tallied by the state Public Service Commission...
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$1.1M home once an 18th-century farmhouse
A Hudson Valley single-family colonial home on the market blends a stone house built circa 1790s and a contemporary cedar-clad wing that came into existence in the 1990s. Listed for $1.1 million, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom Middletown property on...
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TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2026. There are 330 days left in the year. On this date in: 1789: George Washington was unanimously elected to be the first president of the United States by 69 presidential electors. John Adams was elected...
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Trump actions worry free-speech advocates
The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on Jan. 14 was a rare and intimidating move by an administration focused on repressing criticism and dissent. In its story about the search at Hannah Natanson’s home, at which FBI agents said they...
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CHILLY RECEPTION
CHESTER — Hundreds gathered at Chester Commons Park on Laroe Road in 13-degree temperatures and snow mounds all around in the dark evening of Jan. 29. They came to protest the proposed plans by the Department of Homeland Security to acquire and...
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New York’s role in our history
New York City, long considered the financial capital of the world, also served as the first capital of the USA. The city played a consequential role in the American Revolution and for a short while, served as the center of a new nation. Home to a...
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Shutdown still possible despite DHS deal
Lawmakers appeared to be closing in on a deal endorsed by President Donald Trump to avoid an extended government shutdown, but a key player said a brief government closure may be inevitable as there still was work to be done Jan. 30 as funding was set...
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Democrats demand DHS fixes to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON – With an increasingly likely partial government shutdown close at hand, Senate Democrats have outlined three main demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. First,...
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Stewart emerging as air travel hub
Stewart Airport may be small, located at 1180 1st St. in New Windsor, but the airport consistently makes its way into national headlines, most recently with the arrival flight of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, at the Stewart Air National...
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‘I didn’t think it could happen’
On Jan. 28, 1986, the world watched in horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven aboard. Forty years will have passed on Wednesday,...
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‘When there’s hate, be the light’
AHarriman resident, Kaylie Rosenholtz, 17, felt trepidation about visiting former concentration camp sites in Nazi Germany-occupied Poland as she imagined the impact it might have. She had also preferred to visit her siblings instead in Israel, but...
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Trump economic pledges fall short
Taming the U.S. economy is easier said than done, President Donald Trump is learning. A year since his administration returned to the White House, almost every hardship that he broadly promised to fix during the presidential contest two years ago −...
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