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YouTube video by WXXINews Move To Include Podcast now streaming

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YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official Surviving CECOT (full doc) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + @ProPublica

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WXXI Daily News Business News Podcast · Complete · WXXI Daily News brings you up-to-date local news headlines and in-depth stories from Rochester and beyond. Updated every weekday morning with reporting from our awar...

Can’t believe it’s already a year at @wxxirochester.bsky.social

Celebrate with me by hitting play on the WXXI News Daily News Podcast — your daily dose of Rochester.

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2025 Monroe County Election Candidates - YouTube WXXI's Evan Dawson speaks with candidates running for office in Monroe County, offering in-depth discussion about local government and the elections that fil...

🗳️ Local elections are happening now — and every vote counts.
Hear from every candidate on Connections with Evan Dawson.

🎧 Watch the full conversations in our WXXI News Election Playlist.
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How Public Media Can Survive this Crisis Without Losing Its Soul “Our strategy is simple: Stick to the mission,” Chris Hastings of WXXI tells Pressing Issues.

"Our strategy is simple: Stick to the mission. Public media exists to serve — with facts, with trust, with culture." - @chrishast.bsky.social of @wxxirochester.bsky.social

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A Difficult Moment for Public Media — But We’re Not Going Anywhere  — A message from WXXI President & CEO Chris Hastings Last night, Congress passed a bill that eliminates all federal funding for public media, including support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This decision strikes at the heart of stat...

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Public Media Funding Under Threat – Here’s What You Should Know – A message from WXXI President & CEO Chris Hastings Dear Friends, We want to keep you updated on an urgent issue affecting public media. Last month, the House of Representatives passed a proposal to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. ...

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It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV

It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/b...

WXXI Community Town Hall • Virtual The future of public media is being debated, and the voices that value and rely on WXXI need to be heard — now more than ever. WXXI Virtual Community Town Hall on Tuesday, June 17 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m...

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Should federal rental aid come with a time limit? Here's how it works in one place The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware offers a potential model for success.

The Trump administration wants to allow a cutoff date for housing subsidies. The plan is deeply controversial, but Delaware offers a potential model for success.

Public Media Funding at Risk — What You Need to Know  – A message from WXXI President & CEO Chris Hastings Dear WXXI Community,  You may have seen recent news that the White House has officially sent its rescission request to Congress to rescind previously approved funding for public media, including fundi...

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Protect My Public Media Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.

🚨 The White House has officially sent a rescission request to Congress—putting federal funding for @PBS, @NPR, and local stations like @WXXI at risk.

📣 Take action at protectmypublicmedia.org

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The Voice of the Voter: 2025 Democratic Mayoral Primary Candidate Debate YouTube video by WXXINews

If you missed the WXXI Voice of the voter debate its streaming on youtube

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YouTube video by PBS How Much Executive Power is Too Much? | Breaking the Deadlock: A Power Play | Full Episode | PBS

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Highlight from #pbsam Breaking the Deadlock which is actually airing tonight on @pbs.org

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Last week I “found” the falls behind the @wxxirochester.bsky.social office. Where else should walk at lunch near high falls #rochester?

I want to take a moment to thank Drew for taking an interest in my work and putting together such an excellent profile.

Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.

Help us welcome The World reporter Durrie Bouscaren (@durriethekid.bsky.social) to Bluesky! 🌐👋🏽

In this NPR talk from December, three Western governors - two Republicans, one Democrat - talked about the potential effect of tariffs and particularly how their states trade with Canada and Mexico. Worth listening again.

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Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”

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Palisades to reopen Sunday morning, as LA fires reach full containment L.A. Mayor Karen Bass says a “zero tolerance policy” for crime — and a LAPD “surge” will accompany the reopening.

The Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas will reopen after the Palisades Fire tore through nearly 40 square miles of homes, commercial areas and wilderness – more than three weeks after the fire started in early January. Both the Palisades and Eaton fires are now 100% contained.
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A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

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