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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New reporting in the Washington Post says Russian President Vladamir Putin has been pushing more quickly to build up military training and infuse the country with hyper-nationalism.
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West Charlotte High School was seen as a national model for how schools could integrate in the 1970s, years after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. But in the 1990s, a federal judge ruled that bussing was no longer needed.
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American medical staff are still trapped in Gaza as the Rafah border crossing remains closed.
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More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are awaiting the results.