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"I'm these flowers. I'm the zinnia, I'm the dahlia. As beautiful as I want to grow and strong as I want my roots to be, it's about the attention to detail and the work that we put in individually every single day." -Shamar McCray wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…
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Libraries across the United States received a record-breaking number of requests last year to ban books. On Saturday, the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County will hold an event intended to push back on book ban efforts. wxxinews.org/2024-10-17/read…

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13 Oct 2024
The real size of things ~ A Thread🧵 1. If Saturn were as close to Earth as the Moon, this is what it would look like:
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8 Oct 2024
How couples met (1930-2024)
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Great work by @GinoFanelli @WXXINews uncovering this story.
Over the past two years, the city has spent $1 million to bolster its only sanctioned homeless encampment. Today, that camp doesn't exist, razed due to issues with the nonprofit overseeing it, and its future in limbo. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…
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It'll be impossible to replace the legendary @kdewitt7, but since she insisted on retiring 😉, we are looking for a new statehouse reporter. Check out the job listing below!
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We're hiring a multimedia reporter for our Albany bureau! This reporter will cover issues of statewide interest for the New York Public News Network, a coalition of 13 newsrooms. Check out our detailed job posting at tinyurl.com/2dz57an5.
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Such a great spotter 👏
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A tornado watch has been issued for parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont until 9 PM EDT
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Rochester City Court Judge Van White has been admonished for making public statements that created “an appearance of bias, or a lack of impartiality.” wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…
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Thread for young #journalism pros. Life is long. I hope your career will be long. I had zero career until my mid30s. I stepped away from work repeatedly. I drifted, I vanished, I got paid garbage, I got "soft" fired. I was still sort of figuring it all out well into my 40s 1/
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14 May 2024
DEVELOPING: University of Rochester Dept. of Public Safety personnel and other UR workers began efforts on Tuesday morning to disband an encampment of people protesting university and U.S. policies related to the war in Gaza. wxxinews.org/local-news/2024…
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Things got a little heated at the protest outside DA Sandra Doorley's office
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Doc Martin fans will be familiar with this syndrome.
Belgian man whose body makes its own #alcohol cleared of drunk-driving. Auto-brewery syndrome is brought on by intestinal problems. via @guardian #DUI theguardian.com/world/2024/a…
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Karen Dewitt. Capitol Bureau chief for the New York Public News Network, composed of a dozen newsrooms across the state. @kdewitt7 @WXXINews @WAMCRadio @WRVO @WRVONews @WSHUPublicRadio @WBFO @WAERNews @NYNOW_PBS @ncpr #NPRmageddon bit.ly/3DsQmPU
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