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PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - January 14, 2025
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Special Counsel report: Trump would have been convicted in election case; Dangerous winds return to Los Angeles area, threatening to fan deadly flames; Georgia church creates solar-powered emergency hub with federal climate funds; Environmental groups call for vinyl chloride ban; Tipped wages to be phased out in MI next month, but not without a fight.

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2025Talks - January 14, 2025
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Republicans want to attach 'strings' to California fire aid, a judge clears the release of findings about Trump election interference, and North Carolina Republicans seek to invalidate tens of thousands of votes in the state's Supreme Court race.

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The Yonder Report - January 9, 2025
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"Drill, baby, drill" is a tough sell for oil and gas companies in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, rising sea levels create struggles for Washington's coastal communities, and more folks than ever are taking advantage of America's great outdoors.

Edwin J. Viera

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Edwin J. Viera is a reporter and producer in North Tonawanda, New York. He's previously reported for the Niagara Gazette and the Ithaca Times. Edwin got an early start in radio interning for WBFO-88.7FM, NPR's Buffalo affiliate. In 2018, he graduated from SUNY Buffalo State College with a B.A. in Journalism, and in 2022, graduated from Syracuse University with an M.S. in Communications.


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A bill reforming the New York-New Jersey Port Authority is coming back before New York's Legislature. The reforms it would implement date back to …

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Report: Many NY hospitals not staffing enough nurses

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NY's Climate Change Superfund Act takes effect

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AARP Connecticut espera que la sesión legislativa de 2025 ayude a los residentes

Con el año 2025 casi aquí, las organizaciones de Connecticut se están preparando para la próxima sesión legislativa…

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In 2024, 13 people were pardoned, granted clemency or had their sentence commuted by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. (Adobe Stock)

New Yorker continues to seek pardon from Gov. Hochul

One New Yorker is redoubling efforts to get a pardon from Gov. Kathy Hochul. Pascal "Shakoure" Charpentier has called New York his home for 52 years …

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