Good morning, New York. Here's what you need to know today.
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An unsettled Monday is here with occasional showers and thunderstorms scattered about. We begin with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s early, then climb into the upper 60s to lower 70s this afternoon along with a southerly breeze.
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Around New York
1. Albany County receives state funding to improve emergency services
The money comes out to more than $230,000, which will be used to help county operators offset day-to-day expenses. It can also go toward upgrades to technology, like new call-taking and dispatching capabilities, improved geo-location, or the introduction of services like text-to-911 messaging.
2. Cuomo: NY’s seven-day and single-day average positivity rates continue to fall to record lows
The state's 0.42% seven-day rate is tied with Massachusetts for the lowest in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University data cited by the governor. The state's seven-day average has reached record lows for 16 consecutive days, and has declined for 69 straight days. Cuomo also announced that New York's single-day statewide positivity rate is 0.35%, a record low.
3. $2.5 million coming to Albany for new CDTA transit line
That money will go toward the Washington-Western BRT transit line. This new 8.5-mile line will include 16 stations, from the downtown Albany Bus Terminal through U-Albany and the Harriman State Office Complex, and then over to Crossgates Mall.
Around the Nation
1. President Biden becomes 13th U.S. president to meet Queen Elizabeth II
2. From vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements
3. Odds of settling US-EU trade rifts? Hope may outrun progress
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