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• How Tropical Storm Isaias Will Affect New York

  04-08-2020 11:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The storm could bring two to four inches of rain across the region, with coastal flooding and strong wind likely throughout Tuesday. 
  
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• Using Telemedicine to Treat Opioid Addiction

  04-08-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Getting medication long meant seeing a licensed provider. Now a strategy for evading Covid-19 makes treatment available via the web.
  
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• The Mayor Blames the Virus for Shootings. Here’s What Crime Data Shows.

  04-08-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. de Blasio has pointed to court delays and bail reform to explain the surge in gun violence. But the N.Y.P.D.’s own numbers tell a different story.
  
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• Two shot in Schenectady Monday night

  04-08-2020 02:07 via timesunion.com
  
  SCHENECTADY — Two people were injured in a shooting Monday evening.Police said around 6 p.m. they received multiple calls for a shooting on Orchard Street. When they arrived, officers found two victims, a man and a woman. Police did not immediately provide additional details on the shooting, other than both victims’ injuries are not considered life-threatening.
  
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• Trump Again Assails Mail-In Voting

  04-08-2020 01:43 via nytimes.com
  
  The president has been raging against voting by mail for several months, claiming without evidence that the process is plagued by fraud.
  
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• Body found in Hudson River believed to be missing Schaghticoke swimmer

  04-08-2020 01:40 via timesunion.com
  
  COHOES — State police said at around 7 a.m. Monday they found the body of a man believed to be the person who went missing while swimming in the Hudson River in Schaghticoke.The body was located in the area of the 112th Street Bridge in Cohoes. The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed - but state police attached the information to the earlier release about the missing Schaghticoke swimmer.
  
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• Lightly raced Uncle Chuck a Travers threat to Tiz the Law

  04-08-2020 01:33 via timesunion.com
  
  As of right now, there are seven horses ready to take their shot at Tiz the Law in Saturday's Travers.There is confidence in the camp of Tiz the Law, and well there should be. He has won all three of his starts with relative ease this year, including the Grade I Florida Derby and the Grade I Belmont, the first leg of the Triple Crown. When entries are drawn for the 151st running of the Grade I, $1 million Midsummer Derby on Wednesday, Tiz the Law will be the favorite on the morning line, likely
  
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• New Siena men's soccer coach sees silver lining in no fall season

  04-08-2020 01:07 via timesunion.com
  
  After a highly successful stint as a player and assistant at Quinnipiac, Brito views the cancelation as buying him more time to bond with his players as a first-time head coach.
  
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• Gettysburg? The Liberty Bell? Trump Weighs R.N.C. Speech Options

  04-08-2020 00:35 via nytimes.com
  
  The president and his aides are holding out hope for ambitious convention programming, and have considered a return to Mount Rushmore or a speech by Melania Trump from Seneca Falls, N.Y.
  
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• How feasible is school reopening for Capital Region, New York schools?

  03-08-2020 23:40 via timesunion.com
  
  Schools in New York submitted their reopening plans to the state on July 31, but none of the plans can be implemented until several financial and regulatory roadblocks are cleared.For one, districts must get a handle on what percentage of students and staff would actually return to the classroom, what percentage would be fully remote, and how many students could participate in a hybrid program, according to Gladys I. Cruz, superintendent at Questar III BOCES, which serves 23 school districts in
  
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• How feasible is it for schools to reopen in the Capital Region?

  03-08-2020 23:40 via timesunion.com
  
  Schools in New York submitted their reopening plans to the state on July 31, but none of the plans can be implemented until several financial and regulatory roadblocks are cleared.For one, districts must get a handle on what percentage of students and staff would actually return to the classroom, what percentage would be fully remote, and how many students could participate in a hybrid program, according to Gladys I. Cruz, superintendent at Questar III BOCES, which serves 23 school districts in
  
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• East Greenbush looking at I-90 and Route 151 upgrades

  03-08-2020 23:22 via timesunion.com
  
  EAST GREENBUSH – The town is looking at millions in road improvements that will impact commuters at I-90 Exit 9, Route 151 near Route 4 and Tempel Lane, home to one of Regeneron Pharmaceutical Corp.’s major projects.The multiple projects are for safety and improving traffic flow, said Adam Yagelski, the town’s director of planning and zoning.
  
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• Mohawk Honda leading toy and book drive

  03-08-2020 23:11 via timesunion.com
  
  ScotiaMohawk Honda and the Haraden Family Foundation are leading a toy and book drive  that will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady until the end of August.Items donated should be for kids aged six years old to 18 years old that are outdoor friendly to "promote a healthy and active lifestyle."Drop-off stations are located inside the showrooms of Mohawk Honda and Mohawk Chevrolet, and in the lobbies of Mohawk Collision Center and Mohawk Auto Center.
  
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• Albany's Elbo Room has liquor license suspended

  03-08-2020 22:51 via timesunion.com
  
  ALBANY — The New Elbo Room, a bar at 170 Delaware Ave., had its license to sell alcohol suspended Sunday by the State Liquor Authority for numerous violations of emergency regulations put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus at dining spots and watering holes, according to the state.
  
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• Online shopping theft in New York rises during pandemic

  03-08-2020 22:30 via timesunion.com
  
  AlbanyThe New York State Division of Consumer Protection says there has been a rise in consumer complaints over online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.The Federal Trade Commission said that it received more complaints over online shopping during April and May than any other months on record.More than half of those who complained said they never received the products they ordered. During the second quarter, the FTC said it received 4,400 complaints from New Yorkers, with 75 percent of th
  
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• Cuomo bans hydrofracking waste from coming to New York

  03-08-2020 22:24 via timesunion.com
  
  In what environmentalists are hailing as the closing of a loophole and a blow to the hydrofracking industry in neighboring Pennsylvania, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill banning the importation of hazardous fracking waste into New York.
  
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• Disc golf course debuts at Troy's Prospect Park

  03-08-2020 22:14 via timesunion.com
  
  TROY – Brett Delamater whipped the disc across the wide grassy lawn at the city’s new Prospect Park Disc Golf Course Monday showing everyone how the long game is played in the sport that’s found a new home.“It’s a great mix of open and woods,” Delamater, professional disc golfer, said about the nine-hole, par 3 course that was unveiled Monday.
  
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• This Year's New York Film Festival Shifts to Outdoor, Virtual Screenings

  03-08-2020 21:59 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The 58th New York Film Festival is going virtual, and outdoors. Adapting to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers of the festival revealed more details as to how movie lovers can attend this year’s festival safely as well as the first couple films that makeup the 2020 lineup. “The 58th edition of the New York Film Festival will focus on outdoor and...
  
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• Kids Getting Caught in Crossfire as US Gun Violence Surges

  03-08-2020 21:58 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 9-year-old boy was one of 105 homicide victims in Chicago in July, joining a grim roster of children who have been felled by the city’s gun violence
  
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• State sets stringent standards for PFOA, PFOS in drinking water

  03-08-2020 21:41 via timesunion.com
  
  A key advisory council has approved what are expected to be some of the nation’s most stringent limits on a pair of common PFAS chemicals allowed in public drinking water supplies.
  
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• NYC Murders Up 50% for Month of July, NYPD Stats Show

  03-08-2020 21:27 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The latest information released by the New York City Police Department paints a grim picture of the continued rise in shootings and deadly crime in 2020. Data provided by the department for July shows a 177 percent increase in shootings from the same month in 2019. That’s a total of 244 shootings up from 88 the year before. For the...
  
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• Niskayuna Co-op hires general manager

  03-08-2020 21:03 via timesunion.com
  
  NiskayunaThe Niskayuna Co-op hired Shannon Risley as its new general manager.Risley, who has worked in the retail and grocery industry for two decades, takes over for Dennis Hanley, who joined the Co-op in November 2019 as interim general manager. Risley lives in Altamont and grew up in Saugerties.She spent a year at the Walmart Leadership Academy in Arkansas and managed the Clifton Park store where she launched one of Walmart’s first local online grocery sales and store pickup programs.
  
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• St Louis Series at Detroit Off After Positive Cards Tests

  03-08-2020 20:33 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit
  
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• 7 Cardinals, 6 Staff Test Positive; Series at Detroit Off

  03-08-2020 20:33 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit
  
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• Warren County has first COVID death since May

  03-08-2020 20:28 via timesunion.com
  
  QUEENSBURY — Warren County announced that it had its first resident death from COVID-19 since May 30.The person, who died Saturday, was a resident in an assisted living facility before being hospitalized.The county did not provide the name of the assisted living facility, or the age or gender of the deceased.
  
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• Cuomo: Trump COVID-19 response 'worst government blunder in modern history'

  03-08-2020 20:07 via timesunion.com
  
  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo lambasted President Donald J. Trump on Monday, calling the president’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic “the worst government blunder in modern history.”Cuomo compared the situation to the Vietnam War, the last time Americans turned out their televisions and saw a daily death count, he said.“This was a colossal blunder how this COVID was handled by this government,” Cuomo told reporters in Manhattan. “Shame on all of you.”
  
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• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Acquires XFL

  03-08-2020 18:59 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Former wrestling star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he has acquired the XFL
  
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• RPI athletics announces return from COVID-19 plan

  03-08-2020 18:09 via timesunion.com
  
  The plan mandates all members of the athletic community, including student-athletes, coaches and staff, must be tested for coronavirus at least every three days up on their return to campus.
  
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• RPI athletics announces plan for returning from COVID-19

  03-08-2020 18:09 via timesunion.com
  
  The plan mandates all members of the athletic community, including student-athletes, coaches and staff, must be tested for coronavirus at least every three days upon their return to campus.
  
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• CEO of Puerto Rico's Power Company to Resign Amid Outages

  03-08-2020 18:03 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The CEO of Puerto Rico’s state-owned power company is resigning as thousands of clients remain without electricity since last week’s tropical storm that further weakened a grid still trying to recover from previous hurricanes and earthquakes
  
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• Albany County Executive Dan McCoy says he had COVID-19 months before pandemic

  03-08-2020 17:44 via timesunion.com
  
  ALBANY — Albany County Executive Dan McCoy told reporters Monday that he believed he had COVID-19 in December or January.
  
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• Albany County Executive Dan McCoy says he had COVID-19 in December or January

  03-08-2020 17:44 via timesunion.com
  
  ALBANY — Albany County Executive Dan McCoy told reporters Monday that he believed he had COVID-19 in December or January.
  
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• Albany County Executive Dan McCoy says he had COVID-19 in December

  03-08-2020 17:44 via timesunion.com
  
  ALBANY — Shaker High School has been shut down after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Cuomo signs new extension of Child Victims Act lawsuit window

  03-08-2020 16:56 via timesunion.com
  
  ALBANY — In a long-fought victory for sex abuse survivors and victims advocates, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday signed a bill granting a one-year extension to the Child Victims Act's "look-back window" allowing survivors of all ages to file previously time-barred claims against their alleged abusers.The window, which opened last August, was set by statute to expire this month. But as the coronavirus pandemic shut down courts and introduced economic hardship early this year, Cuomo earlier t
  
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• Cuomo signs another extension for Crime Victims Act lawsuits

  03-08-2020 16:56 via timesunion.com
  
  ALBANY – In a long-fought victory for sex abuse survivors and victims advocates, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday signed a bill granting a one-year extension to the Child Victims Act's "look-back" window allowing survivors of all ages to file previously time-barred claims against their alleged abusers.The window, which opened last August, was set by statute to expire this month. But as the coronavirus pandemic shut down courts and introduced economic hardship early this year, Cuomo signed an
  
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• Cuomo signs another extension for Child Victims Act lawsuits

  03-08-2020 16:56 via timesunion.com
  
  ALBANY – In a long-fought victory for sex abuse survivors and victims advocates, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday signed a bill granting a one-year extension to the Child Victims Act's "look-back" window allowing survivors of all ages to file previously time-barred claims against their alleged abusers.The window, which opened last August, was set by statute to expire this month. But as the coronavirus pandemic shut down courts and introduced economic hardship early this year, Cuomo signed an
  
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• NY Gives Child Abuse Survivors More Time to File Suits Due to COVID Crisis

  03-08-2020 16:53 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  People who were sexually abused as children will have more time to file legal claims under a new state law against individuals and public and private institutions after concerns that the pandemic was keeping survivors from coming forward. Advocates and survivors had been pressing for an extension of the Child Victims Act amid the shutdown and disruption caused by the...
  
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• With Concerning Coronavirus Spread, NJ Lowers Capacity for Indoor Gatherings

  03-08-2020 16:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  With New Jersey's spread of coronavirus on the rise with recent house parties being partially blamed, Gov. Phil Murphy is re-tightening capacity limits on indoor gatherings.
  
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• WATCH: NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Talks Coronavirus Amid Fears of Increased Spread

  03-08-2020 16:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  State records show New Jersey’s expenses responding to the COVID-19 crisis have nearly tripled since May, climbing from $197 million to $573 million
  
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• WATCH: Amid Growing Coronavirus Concerns, NJ Lowers Capacity for Indoor Gatherings

  03-08-2020 16:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  With New Jersey's spread of coronavirus on the rise, Gov. Phil Murphy is re-tightening capacity limits on indoor gatherings.
  
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• WATCH: Amid Coronavirus Spread, NJ Lowers Capacity for Indoor Gatherings

  03-08-2020 16:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  With New Jersey's spread of coronavirus on the rise with recent house parties being partially blamed, Gov. Phil Murphy is re-tightening capacity limits on indoor gatherings.
  
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• Indoor Gathering Limit Reduced; Virus Expenses Nearly Triple

  03-08-2020 16:43 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy says he’s reducing the limit on indoor gatherings to 25% percent capacity, with a cap of 25 people down from 100
  
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• NJ's Virus Expenses Nearly Triple to $573M Since May

  03-08-2020 16:26 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  New Jersey’s expenses responding to the coronavirus crisis have nearly tripled since May, climbing from $197 million to $573 million, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. The 204-page spreadsheet obtained through the state’s public records law shows $573 million in expenses through July 19. As in May, the lion’s share of costs stems from the state’s Law and...
  
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• Dunkin’ introduces Free Coffee Mondays and brings back Free Donut Fridays

  03-08-2020 15:29 via timesunion.com
  
  Dunkin' announced on Friday two ways for members of their DD Perks Rewards Program to save for a limited time.
  
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• NYC Party Boat Busted for Violating Social Distancing, Liquor License: Officials

  03-08-2020 15:15 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  City officials say their enforcement efforts busted another large gathering over the weekend – this time deputies arrested boaters who threw a party Saturday night near the Lower East Side. The owners and captain of the Liberty Belle were arrested by deputies for holding an illegal party on board, the sheriff’s office said. The deputies intercept the vessel at Pier...
  
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• Pandemic Parody of `Goodnight Moon' to Be Released in Fall

  03-08-2020 14:58 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A popular online spoof of the children’s favorite “Goodnight Moon,” reworked for the coronavirus, will be published by Penguin Random House this fall
  
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• Lord & Taylor closing Crossgates store, others, report says

  03-08-2020 14:53 via timesunion.com
  
  GUILDERLAND — The Lord & Taylor at Crossgates Mall is on the list of stores the retailer plans to close as it heads into bankruptcy, Forbes reported.It is one of several stores the company plans to close in New York, including outposts in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. Forbes said the company also plans to shutter downstate stores in Bayshore and Yonkers.
  
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• Lord & Taylor closing Crossgates store, other, report says

  03-08-2020 14:53 via timesunion.com
  
  GUILDERLAND — The Lord & Taylor at Crossgates Mall is on the list of stores the retailer plans to close as it heads into bankruptcy, Forbes reported.It is one of several stores the company plans to close in New York, including outposts in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. Forbes said the company also plans to shutter downstate stores in Bayshore and Yonkers.
  
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• WATCH LIVE AT 4PM: Dr. Anthony Fauci Scheduled to Join Gov. Lamont for COVID-19 Briefing

  03-08-2020 14:49 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Governor Ned Lamont announced Monday that Dr. Anthony Fauci will join him at a 4 p.m. COVID-19 briefing. Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of the nation’s main faces of the fight against the coronavirus. He is also a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. “I appreciate Dr. Fauci...
  
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• Lord & Taylor looks for new owner as it files for Chapter 11

  03-08-2020 14:49 via timesunion.com
  
  GUILDERLAND — Lord & Taylor filed Sunday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and said in a note to customers that it is looking for a new owner for its 38 department stores. Those stores include one of the anchor tenants at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland.In May, another Crossgates anchor, JCPenney, also filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Like Lord & Taylor, JCPenney is continuing to operate its Crossgates store, as well as other local stores in Clifton Park Center, Wi
  
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