Chris Hippensteel
Investigative Fellow at Times Union (Albany)
Investigations @timesunion | Formerly @TB_Times, @CNN, @thedailybeast, @PublicSourcePA | More words in @VICE, @YahooNews | Always @dailyorange
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2 months ago |
timesunion.com | Chris Hippensteel
ALBANY — U.S. authorities have extradited and arraigned a Colombian national sought in connection with the death of a pregnant woman who drowned while being smuggled into the U.S. from Canada 14 months ago. The accused, 36-year-old Jhader Augusto Uribe-Tobar, is alleged to have smuggled Ana Karen Vasquez-Flores over the border between Quebec and New York’s Clinton County in December 2023.
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2 months ago |
timesunion.com | Lucy Hodgman |Chris Hippensteel
ALBANY — State leaders are alarmed by President Donald J. Trump’s recent tariff order on Canada, which would put a hefty tax on all goods shipped from New York’s top trading partner if it’s enacted. Trump sent global stock markets sliding when he announced tariffs on all imports from China, Canada and Mexico over the weekend.
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Jan 8, 2025 |
timesunion.com | Chris Hippensteel
ALBANY — New York’s Advisory Council on Lead Poisoning Prevention convened Wednesday at the Capitol to review the state Department of Health’s draft regulations for a statewide lead rental registry — which advocates hope will protect children from lead poisoning.
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Dec 8, 2024 |
msn.com | Chris Hippensteel
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Dec 8, 2024 |
timesunion.com | Chris Hippensteel
ALBANY — For most of the 20th century, the world’s longest international border was practically undefended. The boundary between Canada and the United States — which carves a 5,525-mile path through remote and wild terrain, including forests, plains, mountains and tundra — was nearly invisible. Crossing between the two nations was an easy and informal affair; travelers could move between them with little hassle, and sometimes without documentation.
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Excited to share that I'm heading downstate in a few months to join the New York Times 2025-26 fellowship class. I'll be on the National desk starting in June.
We’re pleased to introduce the 2025-26 @nytimes fellowship class. https://t.co/wxMMecIglW
New from me in the @timesunion: a preview of how a second Trump administration could reshape the U.S.-Canada border https://t.co/yMpDeC9qcP
RT @DanClarkReports: Hochul calls on DHS secretary to double Border Patrol staffing on Canadian border https://t.co/vMa030k0IN via @chrish…