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Vermont Afghan Alliance
Since the fall of the Afghan government and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, more than 650 Afghans have settled in Vermont, per capita one of the largest populations of any state.
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(Airs 08/14/26 @ 3 p.m. & 08/16/26 @ 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 need for a shield law in Massachusetts, the White House Press Secretary’s departure, revisions to the journalist code of ethics, and much more.
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The president tied sanctuary laws to high-profile crimes.
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Three key police unions are endorsing Saritha Komatireddy, who is challenging incumbent Letitia James for New York Attorney General. -
NY disability advocates are calling on congressional candidate Anthony Constantino to apologize for using a slur in a two-year-old video for his company. -
An audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli of the Department of Environmental Conservation's records from 2021 to 2023 shows nearly a third of the reports from refuse facilities were missing.
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Clint Smith's How the Word Is Passed explores how slavery is — and isn't — taught. And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped. He spoke with Fresh Air in 2021 and 2023.
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Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson star in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jane Schoenbrun's satirical film about a young filmmaker who's rebooting a fictional slasher franchise. -
TikTok made "Love Me Not" a Top 10 hit, but its rise felt disembodied from the artist behind it. On Blue Island, Lenae responds to a career plot twist by stepping into the past. -
From inflation, to credit card debt, to who's actually doing the spending: These are key takeaways from this week in economic news.
