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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with staff during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, south-west England, on Monday.

Britain's Boris Johnson Appeals To EU To Drop 'Irish Backstop' Demand

The prime minister, in a letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk, calls the backstop deal reached by his predecessor "anti-democratic and inconsistent with the sovereignty of the U.K."

Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill announced Monday at New York City Police Department headquarters that the NYPD has fired Pantaleo for his role in Garner's death.

New York City Fires Officer Who Used Banned Chokehold Before Eric Garner's Death

The decision backs the recommendation of an NYPD administrative judge earlier this month that Pantaleo should be fired for his role in Garner's death in 2014.

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Rabies Vaccine Airdrops Underway In Western New York

Bait laced with the vaccine will be dropped in areas where wild animals known to carry rabies may be lurking.

New York Launches Survey To Select New License Plate Design

The license plate with the most votes will become the state's official license plate and will be available to customers beginning April 2020.

Recycling material moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's Material Recovery Facility in Elkridge, Md. In 2018, China announced it would no longer buy most plastic waste from places like the U.S.

U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling to Figure Out A Future Without China

China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed — it can't keep up with the plastic being churned out. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem.

Protesters gather for a rally Sunday in Hong Kong. Many of the pro-democracy demonstrators have brandished umbrellas in a nod to a symbol widely used during the semiautonomous city's massive 2014 protests.

A Guide To What's Happening In Hong Kong

For months, Hong Kong has been at a boiling point, teeming with protesters and police officers. Here's an overview of what's been going on and why.

Binghamton Mayor Rich David. (Bret Jaspers/WSKG)

NY Comptroller Calls Out Communities For Approaching Tax Limit

BInghamton, Elmira and Cortland County are all nearing limit.

Protesters float on Cayuga Lake in front of Cargill salt mining facility in Lansing, New York. They oppose Cargill conducting seismic testing on the lake. August 20, 2019. (Photo: Celia Clarke/WSKG Public Media)

Boaters Protest Seismic Testing On Cayuga Lake

Protestors want to know why it's being done.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday. Among the topics was Trump's interest in buying Greenland from Denmark.

Trump To Skip Visiting Denmark After Prime Minister Says Greenland 'Not For Sale'

The president said he would postpone a planned trip to the Scandinavian country after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea of buying the island "absurd."

Cindy McCain, widow of late Sen. John McCain, at home in Phoenix. She says she thinks Republicans and Democrats can get back to being more civil. "I think it's going to take some time. There's a lot of healing to be done. But I think we can do it," she says.

To Honor John McCain, His Wife Says, Americans Could Be Nicer To One Another

Cindy McCain, the Arizona senator's widow, marks the first anniversary of his death by asking Americans to engage in acts of civility. "We're missing John's voice of reason right now in so many ways."

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