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FILE--In this July 8, 2014 file photo, canoeists head out onto Third Lake in the Essex Chain Lakes tract near Newcomb, N.Y. With his frequent trips to fish, boat and snowmobile in the Adirondacks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has earned admiration from local leaders for his understanding of issues faced by the region’s economically stressed hamlets. But some environmental advocates say his administration has placed local desires for easy recreational access ahead of wilderness protection, citing decisions favoring motor vehicles, bicycles and snowmobiles in recent additions to the 2.6 million acres of state-owned Forest Preserve. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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