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An Air Quality Alert is in effect due to the return of wildfire smoke this afternoon and evening. Otherwise, it's a dry, yet humid and hot weather day with a southwest breeze, hazy skies and high between 85 and 90 degrees for most.
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Around New York
1. Air Quality Health Advisory issued across N.Y. state for Monday
Officials say the air quality will likely to be unhealthy for sensitive groups. Even if it is not as visible as it was in previous weeks, state officials are asking those groups to be cautious when outside.
2. Hochul requests federal disaster declaration to aid flooding recovery efforts
The funding would aid cleanup efforts in Albany, Clinton, Dutchess, Essex, Hamilton, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland and Westchester counties, with the governor’s office saying additional counties could be added as damage assessment continues around the state.
3. Tonko on why a federal rule change will deliver for patient care
U.S. Representative Paul Tonko joined JoDee Kenney to talk about what additional funding would mean for hospitals in his district and throughout New York. Tonko said recalculating the wage index from $0.85 on the dollar to $1.22 would provide $180 million to hospitals in the Capital Region alone.
Around the Nation
1. Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 4 lives in Pennsylvania
2. Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn
3. College students struggling with hunger face potential loss of food stamp benefits
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