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Drew Warshaw, candidate for New York State comptroller
What are the duties of the New York State comptroller? This June, voters in New York's Democratic primary will see a challenger to current comptrolle…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
NYS auto insurance rates; Red Wings' stadium; Monroe Co. Clerk Jamie Romeo
It’s our weekly news roundup. Jon Campbell of WNYC and the New York Public News Network explores a proposal to bring down the cost of auto insurance …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Is America ready for a female president?
Is the U.S. ready for a woman in the White House? Former first lady Michelle Obama is clarifying comments she recently made, where she said the count…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Nonviolence during a time of war
About eight million people attended this past weekend's "No Kings" protests, organizers say. They predicted the day's thousands of demonstrations wou…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Iranian Americans react to President Trump's address
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks. Trump made the remarks during an address to the…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
An astrophysicist reviews "Project Hail Mary"
We're joined by astrophysicist Adam Frank, who reviews the hottest movie in the country, "Project Hail Mary." Did the writers get the science right? …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Healing after child sexual abuse
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse say the Epstein case has led to more awareness of the issue. We talk with local abuse survivors who say they have…
3 weeks ago
What is surveillance pricing?
Surveillance pricing is the practice of using shoppers' personal data to set prices. It can be carried out in various ways, and in many cases, it’s l…
3 weeks ago
Empowering Americans with hearing loss
Hearing loss is a growing public health crisis. That's according to the Hearing Loss Association of America. The organization reports that more than …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
The movement to head off an AI catastrophe
The emerging conventional wisdom is that artificial intelligence cannot be stopped, so we should try to shape it to our benefit. An organization call…
3 weeks, 1 day ago