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  1. The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York distributes food to disadvantaged people from the Canadian border to Rockland county. Here are 20 things you don't know about their CEO, Molly Nicol.

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    The FDA on Monday issued a safety alert warning of counterfeit prescription opioid pills which could have a 42% chance of containing deadly doses of fentantyl.

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    As of 5 p.m. Monday, thousands of health care workers in New York now face suspension and firing for refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

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    BREAKING: R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted of racketeering on Monday in a sex trafficking trial.

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  5. 3 hours ago

    BREAKING: The minimum wage for upstate workers is going up. Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage north of Westchester will rise to $13.20 an hour, up 70 cents from its current level.

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  6. 4 hours ago

    Rivers Casino & Resort's post-pandemic rebound is well underway. But management says workforce issues are keeping the venue from returning to 24-hour operation.

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  7. 4 hours ago

    Derrick Rowland has been with the Albany Patroons as a player and coach for almost four decades. Now, he's leaving to become head coach of an expansion team in Oklahoma.

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  8. 5 hours ago

    New York AG Letitia James says her office's Civil Rights Bureau is scrutinizing upstate cities where Black Lives Matter activists have been arrested. Over the past month, police have arrested activists in Saratoga Springs and Schenectady.

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    Prosecutors said the 30-year-old drove to the Colonie home of his ex-girlfriend's parents and slammed his vehicle into hers, catching his own car on fire in the process. He faces up to seven years in prison.

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    Gov. Hochul is set to sign an executive order to call in the National Guard and allow retired health care workers with lapsed licenses to fill in for an anticipation of staffing shortages from her vaccine mandate, effective midnight. w/

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    Many hospitals across New York initiated plans to begin curtailing services on Monday as a deadline for health care workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus is set to take effect at 5 p.m. From + :

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  13. 6 hours ago

    Hospitals across New York initiated plans to begin curtailing services on Monday as a deadline for health care workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus takes effect at 5 p.m.

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  14. 7 hours ago

    Running a marathon is hard. Now try running 26.2 miles with an elevation gain equal to climbing the Sears Tower nearly five times. Welcome to the Hudson Valley's Cat’s Trail marathon.

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  15. 8 hours ago

    The Excluded Workers Fund designated $2.1 billion in COVID-19 relief for undocumented immigrants. But the rollout of the program has been riddled with complications and barriers to access for those who need it most.

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    BREAKING from : Regional rock institution Commander Cody, aka George Frayne, dies at 77. "A music-history buff, fine-arts scholar and one of the sharpest minds I’ve ever encountered," says .

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    administration has a real chance to change things for immigrant workers and make history here. The real test of success is… is it going to be funded well enough to meet the needs?" -

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    Any marathon can be a breath buster but imagine an elevation gain of 7,000 feet as you try to run 26.1 miles through the peaks of the Catskill Mountains

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    George Frayne, aka Commander Cody, dies at 77.

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  20. Getting There: Will New York change its highway exit numbers?

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