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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz are drawing large rally crowds in the Midwest. Ukraine has received more weapons but is struggling to halt a Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, and one year after the devastating Maui wildfires, officials want to make evacuations safer. Want more comprehensive analysis of the…

Nassau County Republicans approved a sweeping ban on the public use of face coverings after a raucous debate on Monday. They claimed the measure would combat crimes committed during protests. Presiding Officer Howard Kopel said the Mask Transparency Act was introduced in response to “antisemitic incidents, often perpetrated by those in masks” since Hamas’ Oct.…

NEW YORK — Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. They have been found in a wide range of body tissues, including the heart, liver, kidneys and even testicles. But are they actually harming you? Evidence suggests they might, but it’s limited in scope. Some researchers are…

If a tree falls in the forest and there isn’t a man there to tell us why it just fell over… did a tree really fall? Click and Clack mansplain it all on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.Get access to hundreds of episodes in the Car Talk archive when you sign up…

The first full-service public animal shelter in Queens will open on Tuesday, as shelters around the city say they’re overwhelmed with dogs who need homes. The 50,000-square-foot facility is located on Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood and has capacity for 72 dogs and 110 cats, according to the nonprofit Animal Care Centers of NYC. Among other…

Israeli authorities blame the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, who strongly deny involvement. Show more Israel’s air force says it has hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon which comes after the deadly rocket strike on a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that left twelve children and young adults dead and dozens injured, according to Israeli…

In the last year, homeless families without young children in New York City are increasingly having to apply for permanent shelter placement several times before they’re approved for a bed, a Gothamist analysis found. City data dating from 2017 to May of this year shows that a majority of so-called adult families — usually couples…

The extreme heat that recently blanketed the United States is a clear sign of climate change. But rising temperatures are fueling more than just hotter summers. Climate change is contributing to the spread of drug-resistant infections. And alarmingly, the medicines we use to fight those pathogens are losing their effectiveness. Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, occurs…

BOROUGH HALL — At a three-hour ULURP hearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday, dozens of Brooklyn Botanic Garden supporters, volunteers and staff spoke passionately against a proposal that pits a 14-story, mostly-luxury rental tower at 970 Franklin Ave. against the beloved and internationally-recognized Garden. To be located just east of BBG in Crown Heights,…

Coming up on today’s show: McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Romney: A Reckoning (Simon & Schuster, 2023), recaps the happenings at the Republican National Convention, including JD Vance’s speech, plus reflects on political violence here in the United States. Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the New York City Department of…