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Federal money is essential to North Country airports. Trump wants to cut it in half

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New York food banks say cuts to SNAP will worsen state’s food insecurity

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Hochul apologizes for ‘ethnic cleansing’ at Thomas Indian School

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American Flags honor our deceased veterans

Peru, NY, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – On Monday, May 26, 2025, many people will gather to participate in ceremonies and parades in observance of Memorial Day. Some will visit cemeteries to pay their respects at the graves of loved ones, and they will likely be struck by the sight of hundreds of American flags […]

Trump pressure on Israel to end ‘catastrophic’ Gaza blockade

United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the BBC Tuesday that 14,000 babies in Gaza are at risk of death in the next 48 hours without aid. Click here for the Vermont Public story 

FDA to limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection

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Famous Rochester museum loses $500,000 in Trump cuts to federal grants

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A MAHA fight in NY: Liberals and conservatives join forces to regulate food additives

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May 9, 2025 – Pope Leo XIV’s first official portrait

Robert Francis Prevost elected first American pope

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North Country Chamber Endorses Call for Interim Tariff Relief for Small Business

The North Country Chamber of Commerce has joined a call by the U.S. Chamber for three immediate forms of tariff relief:   Immediate exemption of small business. If SBA sectoral definitions are used, this would include manufacturers with 500 or fewer employees. Goods that are not produced in the U.S. Restoration of a process to […]

Slashed federal funds shake up New York state museums’ plans for the future

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Feds cut more AmeriCorps programs, jeopardizing 200 positions in Vermont

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Benjamin Greenwood: Vermont’s drug crisis doesn’t stop at the city line

Addiction here is not some distant statistic; it’s an unrelenting force that has a corrupting grip on neighbors, classmates and loved ones. Click here for the VTDigger story 

60 MINUTES – NEWSMAKERS Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn

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March Champlain car crossings down by 31% compared to last year, truck crossings up 12%

North country Chamber Of Coommerce Press Release  “We now have the border crossing numbers for Champlain for March and, as anticipated, car crossings were down 31% compared with March 2024,” reports Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Visitation was down 16% in February but we knew March was the month that […]

SUNY Plattsburgh student to be deported after student visa revoked

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Champlain Valley Union High School students face expulsion from the US

An early suspension of a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans requires the two students to leave the country by the end of April. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Border czar’s town stood up for 3 kids detained by ICE — and won

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Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward

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Feds freeze more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University

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Sackets Harbor family detained by ICE is returning home to the North Country

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Trump freeze leaves New York farmers in limbo

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North Country dairy farms are getting caught up in Trump’s immigration enforcement

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Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs

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