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Canada's foreign minister Chrystia Freeland will be back in Washington today hoping to resolve major differences in trade.

The future of the NAFTA trade agreement hangs in the balance as talks resume.

Thursday is primary day in New York, and the hottest race is between Democratic incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo and challenger, actor and education advocate, Cynthia Nixon.

The Democratic primary for lieutenant governor is turning out to be closer than the governor's race - according to the polls, anyway. New York City Councilmember Jumaane Williams is challenging incumbent Kathy Hochul for the post.

The biggest battle in the Farm Bill negotiations will be over food stamps. House Republicans have passed a version that includes stricter work requirements for recipients of food stamps. The program’s also known as SNAP.

For over a century, White Pine Camp, near Paul Smiths College, has been famous for its unique architecture, design, and history. It served as the Summer White House for President Calvin Coolidge and his family in 1926. The complex includes guest cottages, boat houses, a Japanese tea house on an island, and even a bowling alley.

Lawmakers in Congress are closing in on the long-awaited 2018 Farm Bill. It governs everything from tiny family farms to giant corporate farms, and also funds for conservation, controlling farm run-off, and research. 80 percent of the funding goes to nutrition programs. The current bill expires at the end of the month.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says her provision would give an extra boost to the North Country economy. She's proposing a new federal grant program to help create manufacturing jobs, with awards of up to $2 million.

Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, resigned in May over allegations he physically abused several women that he dated.

Democratic primary voters have a choice of four candidates to face Republican Keith Wofford in the race to choose a new AG.

A poll released Monday shows tomorrow's Democratic primary is a dead heat between Zephyr Teachout, Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and New York City Public Advocate Tish James, who has Cuomo's endorsement.

The 25th anniversary edition of CityFolk kicks off tonight and runs through Sunday in Ottawa. This year's lineup is stacked with big names, including David Byrne, Janis Ian, the Decemberists, and many more. But the gems may be the musicians you didn't know.

(Sep 11, 2018) If you were walking through downtown Carthage in Jefferson County 120 years ago, you would have seen dozens of wood-based factories - making everything from paper to department store boxes to shutters and blinds.

Business was booming up and down the Black River, with timber arriving from logging operations in the Adirondacks. And Orman Braman, a Pennsylvania native looking to strike out on his own, wanted in.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been gaining momentum in the days leading up to the Sept. 13 Democratic primary for governor, but two controversial incidents over the weekend could set the governor back in his race against challenger Cynthia Nixon.