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Big Picture PRIME with guest Mickey Kearns Jul 2026

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Governor Hochul and AG James Hold a Roundtable on Kids Online Safety

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znu__-xRZCU New York is setting the national standard...

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Governor Hochul and AG James Announce Final SAFE for Kids Act Rules to Protect Children Online

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYY19ykbRAc July 28, 2026 - New York City...

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The Park Avenue Viaduct is complete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iy6eKzEMWY Under budget. Ahead of schedule. No delays...

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Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t sue ‘The View’ and Whoopi Goldberg

“Elon Musk sues ‘The View’ and Whoopi Goldberg for $70 million.”

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Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth said his tattoos barred him from National Guard service during the 2021 presidential inauguration. A reader asked us to investigate.

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Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines?

If he’s confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t be able to unilaterally ban vaccines, vaccine law experts told us. But he could reduce vaccine accessibility.

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On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI

Facebook posts credit Elon Musk with supposed inventions including a Tesla water engine, low-cost Tesla houses, and a UFO fighter jet. Images generated with artificial intelligence make these inventions seem real, but they aren’t.

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