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Maduro is gone. The Caribbean is the first place to feel the impact.

“Maduro seize everything from them … they swim here to get away … they sweeping my yard for a box of KFC.” So said my auntie back in Trinidad and...

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Kalim Shah 

New York State needs to guarantee pre-K and 3-K access

Like many New Yorkers, my family and I have had to uproot our lives to make ends meet. While my husband and I wanted to live in New York City...

08.01.2026 5

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Jane Fox 

Will 2026 be business as usual for NYS government? | Guest Viewpoint

Approaching the start of another new year in New York State government, our focus always turns to looking ahead to the debates that await the...

02.01.2026 1

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Tom Omara

New York’s truck drivers deliver the holiday magic

The unsung Santas of the holiday season don’t fly through the sky — they drive America’s trucks. Every year, an estimated 2.3 billion packages...

31.12.2025 2

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Kendra Hems

How America's favorite snacks became Gas Station Heroin

First, it was all-natural. Next, it was ultra-processed. And now, it’s straight-up narcotic. That’s the downward trajectory America’s food products...

26.12.2025 3

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Nicole Avena