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Legacy admissions are being rolled back: Here's which colleges have changed policies

The University of Virginia is the latest to change its legacy admissions program, which gives preference to students with alumni or donor relatives.

 

Colleges are offering gender-inclusive housing. But queer students say the programs aren't perfect.

While transgender and nonbinary students appreciate the housing programs, they have still felt excluded in other ways.

 

Father dies after rescuing his three children from New Jersey waterway

Witnesses said the father went into the water to help three children, ages 13, 11 and 8, and was able to pull them into shallow water.

 

NY's legal weed sales aren't raking in cash as predicted. How much has sold so far?

NY's marijuana industry has brought in six times less than New Jersey and produced just $4.3M in sales tax receipts so far in 2023.

 

Camping close to home still brings a taste of the wild: Great Outdoors

Camping doesn't have to take you to far-flung forests. In NY, pitch your campsite in the heart of the wild, just a few feet from your front door.

 

This nighttime event walks visitors through an animal-themed lights display. What to know

The 2023 Illumination for Conservation Lantern Festival at the Ross Park Zoo will run Wednesday through Sunday nights from August to October.

 

Supreme Court says web designer can deny LGBTQ+ couples. NY photographer suit resurfaces

A Supreme Court ruling supporting a web designer who didn't want to work with LGBTQ+ couples has renewed an Elmira photographer's similar case.

 

Town of Monroe sued over local law limiting ownership of residential rental properties

A lawsuit has been filed challenging a town of Monroe law limiting people and entities to ownership of three residential rental properties

 

Third man facing charges in 2021 killing of Mount Vernon woman

A third suspect is accused of setting up the fatal shooting of a woman in Mount Vernon in 2021.

 

NY's legal weed sales aren't raking in cash as predicted. How much has sold so far?

NY's marijuana industry has brought in six times less than New Jersey and produced just $4.3M in sales tax receipts so far in 2023.

 

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