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NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive aimed at preventing future outbreaks of measles and other preventable diseases.

The popularity of Tiz the Law continues to grow in the Spa City. And beyond.

Growing up in North Reading, Mass., Billy Reynolds spent summers on Salisbury Beach, feasting on fried whole belly clams from the seafood shack. These days, the Los Gatos, Calif., chef and co-owner of Billy's Boston Chowder House isn't eating clams with his toes in the sand. But his authentic chowders take him and his transplanted New England customers back to those days.

ALBANY COUNTY

"An Act of God," Curtain Call Theatre, 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane, Latham. 518-877-7529 or curtaincalltheatre.com. January 2021.

The Allman Betts Band, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. Rescheduled to Friday, March 5, 2021.

Nate Bargatze, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. Saturday, Oct. 17.

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 518-473-1845 or theegg.org. Thursday, April 8, 2021. Читать дальше...

Governments around the world are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to justify — or to divert attention from —crackdowns on press freedom.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Wednesday morning, as even a record high for the S&P 500 fails to jolt much life into the market.

NEW YORK (AP) — When ride-hailing heavyweights Uber and Lyft and delivery giants Grubhub and Instacart began making shared rides and meals available with a few taps on a smartphone, they transformed the way people work, travel and get food delivered to their homes.

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus complained that encouragement from abroad has fueled daily protests demanding his resignation as European Union leaders held an emergency summit Wednesday on the country's contested presidential election and fierce crackdown on demonstrators.

For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it's a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China.

Former University at Albany basketball player Malachi de Sousa, who unexpectedly entered the transfer portal shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, will enroll at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday warned against any prospect that rich people would get priority for a coronavirus vaccine.

New York

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.

The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 11/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.

Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sanchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Читать дальше...

Miami

Brandon Nimmo had three hits and two RBIs, leading New York to an 8-3 win over Miami on Tuesday night, the Mets' second straight win over the Marlins.

Nimmo went 3-for-5 and finished a double short of hitting for the cycle. He hit the first of three solo homers for New York, which had four home runs on Monday. The Mets have scored 19 runs in their last two games.

The Marlins (9-8) lost their fourth straight and for the seventh time in nine games since their 7-1 start. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency Tuesday over wildfires burning throughout California amid excessive heat as the state’s power grid operator pleaded with residents and businesses to continue conserving energy to avoid rolling blackouts.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Staff for the Wisconsin Elections Commission recommended Tuesday that rapper Kanye West be kept off the battleground state’s presidential ballot in November because he missed a deadline to submit nomination papers.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former oil industry attorney will continue calling the shots for a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in the U.S. West, despite the White House saying over the weekend that President Donald Trump would withdraw the nomination of William Perry Pendley.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump's new postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics blamed for widespread delays and warned could disrupt the November election.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Notre Dame and Michigan State universities became the latest colleges to move classes online because of the coronavirus on Tuesday as colleges struggle to contain outbreaks and students continue to congregate in large groups without masks or social distancing.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday proposed punishing cities that cut police funding by freezing property tax revenue, the main funding source for local government services including schools, roads and law enforcement.

Most of them are young (under 30) and have golf games that make the LPGA Tour a realistic goal.

Niskayuna

A decade's worth of trophies gives Scott Berliner license to offer advice after a round of golf, and he did so Tuesday after the Northeastern New York PGA's Stroke Play Championship concluded at Mohawk Golf Club.

Berliner had just wrapped up a four-stroke victory, his 10th straight in the section's most prestigious tournament, when he sought out Justin Hearley, the first-round co-leader.

"I know he was trying really hard, which is something that I used to do when I was younger," Berliner said. Читать дальше...

NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AP) — A year ago this month, the forest around the town of Novo Progresso erupted into flames — the first major blazes in the Brazilian Amazon's dry season that ultimately saw more than 100,000 fires and spurred global outrage against the government’s inability or unwillingness to protect the rainforest.