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April 18, 2024: Morning Headlines
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Apr 18, 2024
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Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York State lawmakers are switching over to an old, 1990s system to vote on a $237 billion state budget this week after a cyberattack on the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission. Meanwhile, 353 dancers set a new world record for ‘most ballet dancers on pointe simultaneously’ on Wednesday in the ballroom of the Plaza Hotel. Plus, it’s Poetry Month, and we’re playing your poems on our show. Listener Harriet Taub shares a poem with us about the melting pot of languages in her neighborhood.
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Apr 18, 2024
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