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All In: Mom running Boston Marathon in celebration of a special daughter

Gretchen Klingbeil, of Ballston Lake, after running the 2021 Boston Marathon. She earned her race bib this year, as a time qualifier. The team at...

07.04.2024 4

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New Americans: 'Every effort is worth the future'

Laura, a native of Ecuador, journeyed overland from El Salvador to the Rio Grande with her two daughters in tow. Smugglers known as coyotes guide...

31.03.2024 10

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New Americans: For the Dfdaa family, 'a lot of goals are obtainable'

International flags are displayed above lockers at Albany International Center, the school the Dfdaa family's children attend. The family asked not to...

31.03.2024 6

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New Americans: ‘I will say I was lucky’

Imran Khan of Watervliet, a native of Afghanistan who was able to emigrate to the Capital Region thanks to a program that aided foreign nationals who...

31.03.2024 10

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New Americans: A work permit, a family in peril

Fazel Takar of Albany, a native of Afghanistan, needs to get his wife and children away from the Taliban. Fazel Ghani Takar had a 17-year career with...

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