There's the usual food, music, and vendors in Clinton Square. But the festivities will also include a Miss Juneteenth Pageant, a parade, baseball game, and other events.
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The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on anti-climate change and environmental bills. But the two houses voted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
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Five projects received funding under the O-CHIP program that will add nearly 450 housing units.
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Democrats were counting on the Equal Rights Amendment to help generate voter turnout this year.
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The visit by Tom Perez comes less than two weeks after his boss, President Biden. Perez is Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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The privately funded shelter also provides support services to help mothers and children that address everything from basic needs to mental health and addiction recovery.
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Environmental groups are hoping NYS lawmakers will act on a series of measures to combat climate change and clean up pollution.
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Auto workers are doing what long seemed impossible – unionizing in the South. The United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain's connection with workers and willingness to fight have led to the resurgence.
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The question of how to define antisemitism and what to do about it is unfolding across the U.S. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with two journalists who have tried to find some clarity in the fog.
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Four nonprofits joined a federal lawsuit to protect people in Texas prisons from the heat. It's one of several attempts over the years to address this issue, but efforts haven't gotten much traction.
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Forecasters say most of the U.S. is set to have a hotter summer, and 2024 will be one of the five hottest years ever recorded. Meanwhile, hot water in the Atlantic means more fuel for hurricanes.
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Author Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz singer Stacey Kent turned a friendship into a songwriting collaboration. Sixteen lyrics have been compiled in a new book The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain.