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A recent article in Science magazine highlighted the work of a French scientist who was the recipient of a 2017 Ig Nobel Prize. He posited that because cats can fill up the shape of whatever container they are put in, they must be liquid.

One of the most eye-popping proposals in the Governor's spending plan involves committing tens of millions of dollars for capital projects for the Olympic Regional Development Authority.

A report by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax department lists ways that New Yorkers could get around the loss of some of their state and local tax deductions under the new law. But all of them come with complications.

Educators are learning more about the disadvantages these children bring into the classroom, including trauma related to living in poverty. A new effort is underway in the North Country to help teachers better prepare those children for success.

Flooding in the city of Plattsburgh got worse yesterday and forced the evacuation of an entire mobile home park.A day earlier, just 18 of the 50 families in the Underwood mobile home park had to take shelter. But yesterday, floodwaters from the Saranac River spread across the entire neighborhood.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a $168 billion budget plan that would close an over $4 billion gap by reducing some spending and imposing tax increases on health insurers, big businesses and prescription opioid users, among others. Cuomo said he also wants to look into legalizing marijuana in New York.

When the parishioners at one Oswego County church gather for worship each week, many of them are armed. And it's no secret. The Lighthouse Mexico Church of God even advertises that it's not a gun-free zone. It's a response to the frequent mass-casualty shootings in the country that's the subject of some debate.

A group of students at Little River School, near Canton, spent several weeks this season coming up with their own Bill of Rights. The actual Bill of Rights - the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution - includes the right to speak and worship freely, among other things.

There's a small town called Benson on the southern edge of the Adirondack Park. Residents refer to "being on the mountain" because the town is at a higher elevation and gets more snow in the winter. The total population is 192 people.

Most of the people in the 24 homes that were evacuated on Saturday because of flooding in Fort Covington, in Franklin County, have returned to their homes, according to the North Country chapter of the American Red Cross. But officials say six to eight homes remain cut off by floodwater. On Tuesday, the Red Cross said volunteers provided financial assistance and emotional support to two adults and two children.In Plattsburgh, residents of a mobile home park had to evacuate on Monday and Tuesday. Ice jams on the Saranac River caused flooding in the southern part of the city.