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The Syracuse Police Department is asking for more mental health services in the wake of the recent death of a police officer in the line of duty.
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The Syracuse University Gaza solidarity encampment is opting to decamp for the summer months, but has plans to return in some capacity for the fall.
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The number of solar construction workers is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years in New York as it hopes to meet climate goals. But there are some issues with the jobs that are needed to meet the demand.
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Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen, who was killed in the line of duty last month, is honored during a fallen officer memorial service in Forman Park.
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A New York appeals court has ruled that a state commission tasked with investigating ethical violations was created unconstitutionally, a ruling that could strip the watchdog agency of its enforcement powers.
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Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh will have until the end of the month to veto or approve a law change over the power of the city's Citizen Review Board.
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The federal government is deeply involved in the reimagining of a Black neighborhood destroyed when the highway was built more than 60 years ago.
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Council Pro Tempore Pat Hogan said the 30 amendments reflected the council's priorities on addressing the city's housing crisis.
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The war in Gaza is increasingly becoming a big issue in the race for president. President Biden’s approach to the war has alienated many in his coalition.
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Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."
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The ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war and his far-right political partners.
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McCloskey's story has both deep roots and burgeoning relevance. He died this month at 96 and had long been out of the limelight, but the issues he had been willing to champion are as salient as ever.
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Higher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
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An art installation called The Portal was shut down this week in New York and Dublin because of rude gestures and other bad public behavior, as NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.
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Students arrested at Columbia University and the City College of New York spoke with NPR about their choice to risk legal and academic consequences.
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Ian Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined fifth-grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.
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On Friday, CNN published footage that appears to show the hip-hop mogul, also known as P. Diddy, physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
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More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.