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Former New York Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, is widely credited with sparking a new dialogue in the Adirondack Park while preserving vast tracts of wild land.

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  • National

In divided America, one rural area in northern N.Y. struggles to find common ground

New York's Adirondack Park used to be a political powder keg. Now factions are working to find common ground, while tackling some big problems.

August 18, 2023
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  • Brian Mann
Former President Donald Trump talks to people in the crowd during the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023.

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  • Politics

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice

No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election in Georgia or elsewhere, despite Trump's baseless claims.

August 18, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Gregory Case, the father, center, and Brandon Case, the son, right, speak with an attorney, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven, Miss.

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  • National

Mississippi judge declares mistrial in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver

Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery.

August 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya speaks during a news conference in Wailuku, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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  • National

The embattled leader of Maui County's Emergency Management Agency has resigned

Herman Andaya has faced increasing scrutiny following last week's fires in Lahaina that killed more than 110 people. He's defended his decision not to activate emergency sirens as the town burned.

August 17, 2023
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  • Ravenna Koenig
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington on Aug. 5. Judge Tanya Chutkan received death threats on her chamber's phone line, a court affidavit says.

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  • Politics

A Texas woman is charged with threatening the judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 trial

Abigail Jo Shry is accused of calling the judge's chambers and leaving a voicemail threatening to "kill anyone" who went after the ex-president, including Democrats and members of the LGBTQ community.

August 17, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain

One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the transition away from fossil fuels.

August 17, 2023
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  • Rachel Waldholz
New York City banned TikTok on government-owned devices on Wednesday, officials said. Here, the TikTok app logo, shown in Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2020.

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  • Technology

New York City officially bans TikTok on all government devices

City employees will begin to lose access to TikTok and its website from all city-owned devices and networks, according to a New York City Hall spokesperson.

August 17, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A movie screening in Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Movies

USC study reveals Hollywood studios are still lagging when it comes to inclusivity

A new University of Southern California report pinpoints areas that need improvement — as well as a few small wins.

August 17, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
GPB News NPR

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People are vacationing again on cruise ships following a COVID-19 decline

People are cruising again on big ships following a COVID-19 decline, but it's a tough comeback for the industry.

August 17, 2023
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  • Tom Hudson
Hillsong church founder Brian Houston arrives Thursday at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. He was ruled not guilty of a charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes.

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  • World

Hillsong Church founder found not guilty of concealing his father's child sex crimes

Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes. He resigned from his church roles after being charged two years ago.

August 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
(From left) executive producer Aaron Korsh sits with actors Meghan Markle, Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman and Sarah Rafferty of the TV show <em>Suits</em> in 2014.

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  • Television

'Suits' just set a streaming record years after it ended. Here's what's going on

Is it the writer's strike, the Meghan Markle effect, or some secret third thing?

August 17, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
View of a damaged classroom in a school in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2, 2017, after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. Maria set off a years-long stretch of interrupted schooling for Puerto Rico's children.

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  • Education

In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

August 17, 2023
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  • Kavitha Cardoza
U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski watches during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Sweden and the United States in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 6, 2023. Andonovski stepped down, according to a statement from the U.S. Soccer Federation released Thursday, Aug. 17. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women's World Cup earlier than ever before.

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  • Sports

The head coach of the U.S. national women's soccer team has stepped down

Head coach Vlatko Andonovksi and the U.S. Soccer Federation have "mutually agree to part ways," the organization said. Last week, the USWNT was knocked out of the World Cup earlier than ever before.

August 17, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Smoke rises from the Head Fire in Klamath National Forest, Calif., on Tuesday Aug. 15, 2023.

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  • National

Record heat boosting wildfire risk in Pacific Northwest

Record high temperatures, strong winds and thunderstorms are prompting warnings for high wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest.

August 17, 2023
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  • Tilda Wilson and
  • Kirk Siegler
A stack of the latest edition of the weekly Marion County Record sits in the back of the newspaper's building in Marion, Kansas, on Wednesday. The newspaper's front page was dedicated to two stories about a raid by local police on its offices and the publisher's home on Aug. 11.

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  • Media

Judge who signed Kansas newspaper search warrant had 2 DUI arrests, reports say

The Marion County Record now has all of the devices police seized in a raid. Local newspapers report that the judge who signed the search warrant had two drunken driving arrests within a year.

August 17, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
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