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17.05.2025 | The End of an Era: Paper Routes Fade into Memory | In the heart of New York, a quiet revolution has taken place. The paper route, once a rite of passage for young teens, is now a relic of the past. A recent change in child labor laws has officially ended the practice for children under 14. ... |
16.05.2025 | New York ends paper routes for younger kids, but the job has mostly faded away for teens | ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route.
Flipping papers into suburban hedges, bicycling through snow squalls, ... |
15.05.2025 | New York ends paper routes for younger kids, but the job has mostly faded away for teens | “The need for a workforce of kids to go throwing newspapers on stoops is just a thing of the past,” said attorney Allan Bloom, an employment law expert with the Proskauer firm.
Lawmakers made the change as part of a broader update of child ... |
03.06.2024 | 1199SEIU & NYSNA React to Gov Hochul's Announcement on Release of Funding To Build New Brooks Memorial Hospital | FREDONIA, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- JOINT STATEMENT FROM 1199SEIU & NYSNA REGARDING THE LONG-AWAITED RELEASE OF $75 MILLION IN STATE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW MODERN BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN NORTHERN ... |
19.03.2024 | University of Rochester Medicine Home Care Workers Vote to Join 1199SEIU, Largest Healthcare Workers Union | UR Home Care Workers
Professional Home Care Workers Among Growing Local and National Trend As Workers Join Labor Unions To Demand Improvements In Their Workplace UPSTATE NY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Work... |
14.01.2024 | How Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen makes and spends his millions | Sports How Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen makes and spends his millions
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13.01.2024 | Here's how much 9 NFL playoff quarterbacks will make in bonuses if they win the Super Bowl | Economy Here's how much 9 NFL playoff quarterbacks will make in bonuses if they win the Super Bowl
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22.11.2023 | Superstar athletes share the Thanksgiving dishes they make room for in their diet | Food Superstar athletes share the Thanksgiving dishes they make room for in their diet
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24.10.2023 | Nursing Home Workers to Picket Over More Than $80,000 Dollars in Unpaid Bonuses Wednesday Afternoon in Tonawanda | Workers Say Downstate Owners Negotiated Multiple Staffing Incentives at Tonawanda Nursing Home But Now Will Not Pay For Shifts Already Worked NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- WHO: Nursing Home Workers
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07.07.2023 | An ex-anti-abortion evangelist on life as a pro-choice ‘traitor’ | The dentist was worried. During the checkup, he’d noticed the kind of significant damage often caused by years of gnashing and grinding one’s teeth.
“Are you experiencing any stress?” he asked his patient.
“Yes,” said Reverend Rob Schenck. ... |
02.05.2023 | NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car thefts | Enlarge / NYC Mayor Eric Adams holding an AirTag.
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31.03.2023 | ‘A Different Type Of Leader’: Marty Walsh Takes The Reins Of The NHL Players’ Association | Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh took over as executive director of the NHL Players' Association in ... [+] March, 2023.NHLI via Getty Images |
24.02.2023 | Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 additional years in prison for rape and criminal sexual assault. Here's how the disgraced producer built the Hollywood empire that ended up firing him. | News Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 additional years in prison for rape and criminal sexual assault. Here's how the disgraced producer built the Hollywood empire that ended up firing him.
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15.02.2023 | Hyundai, Kia pushing updates so you can’t just steal their cars with USB cables | Enlarge / One Ars staffer's Hyundai, as it was found by police after a theft.
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05.01.2023 | Another Voice: Hector LaSalle is not fit to be chief judge of New York's Court of Appeals | Gov. Kathy Hochul has just nominated Hector LaSalle to be the next chief judge of the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court. This is an enormously consequential appointment, as we can see from the fact that this court recently made the... |
27.12.2022 | TikToks from Seattle's ice storm showing people crawling up icy streets on their hands and knees and cars crashing in slow-motion into each other | Culture TikToks from Seattle's ice storm showing people crawling up icy streets on their hands and knees and cars crashing in slow-motion into each other
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05.12.2022 | Herschel Walker isn't the only pro-footballer-turned-politician. Here are 17 others who've tossed the pigskin into the political arena. | Herschel Walker, who is a Republican running for the US Senate in Georgia, played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1990s and was also a member of the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Minnesota Vikings. Photo by D... |
17.11.2022 | Team of Survivors Cycles 4,500 Miles Across the Country on a Journey to Improve the Stroke System of Care | Stroke Across America in Missoula, Montana and Revere, Massachusetts “Seeing the incredible resilience of people impacted by stroke, and the commitment of those who support them, was truly inspiring. Our events were a highlight of the trip–... |
10.11.2022 | Seneca Nation Plans Niagara Falls Cannabis Dispensary | The Seneca Nation of Indians announced this week that it is building a cannabis dispensary on its sovereign Niagara Territory in the city of Niagara Falls in upstate New York. Dubbed Nativa Cannabis, the marijuana dispensary is scheduled to... |
24.10.2022 | The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price. | A Hornblower Niagara Cruises catamaran sails back to its Canadian dock as passengers in blue ponchos line up at the American dock in Niagara Falls, New York, to board the Maid of the Mist, on May 15, 2014. Carolyn Thompson/AP
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24.10.2022 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; October 24, 2022 | Eli Lilly acquired Akouos; Tempus raised $275M; Calm launched Calm Health
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Pfizer asked the Supreme Court to decide whether a proposed program to help Medicare patients pay out-of-pocket costs for its tafamidis drugs—Vyndaqel... |
22.10.2022 | Democrat Francis Conole faces off against Republican Brandon Williams in New York's 22nd Congressional District election | Francis Conole's campaign; Brandon Williams' campaign; Insider
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21.08.2022 | Carl Paladino, a Donald Trump-boosting New York congressional candidate, is violating federal law by not disclosing his personal finances | Carl Paladino speaks before a rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at JetSmart Aviation Services on Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Rochester, New York. Mike Groll/AP
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10.08.2022 | Amazon to get $124M tax break to build NY warehouse: report | More On: amazon
Jog, don’t walk, to pick up the 20 best joggers for men in 2022 ‘A League of Their Own’ star Molly Ephraim steps up to the plate Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot in $1.7 billion deal Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law lands lucrati... |
28.07.2022 | Attorney General James Announces Sentencing of Former New York State Supreme Court Justice and Former Chairman of Erie County Democratic Committee for Corruption | Former New York State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek Accepted Bribes
from Former Erie County Power Broker and Democratic Committee Chairman Steven Pigeon
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11.07.2022 | Langworthy launches TV ads for congressional campaign | Nick Langworthy's new ad for his 23rd Congressional District campaign hits the airwaves Tuesday morning, signaling his media entry into an expected high intensity effort against Republican rival Carl P. Paladino.
As the Aug. 23 GOP primary ... |
06.06.2022 | Keys to restoring the Jefferson Avenue community extend beyond the neighborhood | A cooperative supermarket. A publicly funded East Side community land trust. Tearing down or rehabbing substandard housing. And removing the mindset that “it’s normal to live in these types of conditions.”
The outpouring of condolences, don... |
01.06.2022 | Wayne Pacelle: Animal Cruelty is the Reddest Flag of All for Mass Murderers | Wayne Pacelle
Wayne Pacelle at a U.S. Senate Press Conference on 10/7/21 | Photo: Animal Wellness Action
Policy solutions should factor in animal cruelty as an antecedent to acts of extreme violence
Experts suggest that up to 80 percent of ... |
23.05.2022 | A Republican congressman who says Disney is sexualizing children and 'kowtowing' to Chinese Communists is also a Disney stockholder | Rep. Chris Jacobs, a Republican from New York, is highly critical of the Walt Disney Company.
Jacobs is also a Disney stockholder who recently sold some of his stake, federal records show.
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21.05.2022 | Tops survivor pulled people into cooler to hide during shooting: 'This has changed me' | Because Carlton Steverson had only started working as a Tops Markets deli clerk in April, he knew only a few of his co-workers by their first names.
That changed after May 14, the day the store was targeted by a racist shooter because of it... |
20.05.2022 | First a Hum and Then a Bang: Niagara Falls Residents Forced to Reckon With Crypto Mining | NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — An explosion and subsequent fire rocked a Blockfusion crypto mining facility in upstate New York last week, resulting in thousands of mining rigs going offline.
About three miles away, another bitcoin mine owned by U.S... |
19.05.2022 | Accused gunman in Tops mass shooting indicted by grand jury | Law enforcement agencies were on high alert, stationed around seemingly every corner of the Erie County Court building Thursday morning. The media – local, national and international – began waiting outside the doors of the Franklin Street ... |
15.05.2022 | Aaron Salter Jr., security guard killed in Buffalo shooting, hailed as a hero for confronting gunman | A retired police officer who worked as a security guard at the Buffalo supermarket where a gunman shot and killed 10 people Saturday was hailed for his bravery, with officials saying his actions before he was struck down likely saved the li... |
15.05.2022 | Shoppers and security guard among 10 victims killed in deadly Buffalo shooting | Buffalo, New York — Shoppers out on a weekend afternoon and a retired police officer working as a security guard were among the 10 shot and killed at a Buffalo supermarket by a white teenager who authorities say was motivated by racial hatr... |
14.05.2022 | Recently retired police officer, mother of former fire commissioner both killed in Tops shooting | Aaron Salter's time as a supermarket security guard proved more deadly than his decades on the Buffalo police force, when he chased down both gunmen and arsonists.
Described by Buffalo Police Chief Joseph Gramaglia as "a hero in our ey... |
02.05.2022 | Watch now: How a remotely operated vehicle has aided rescue of Buffalo Navy ship | Finding holes in the USS The Sullivans was the first goal toward righting the World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer that began to list April 13. But when divers couldn't enter the water to assess the damage to the 80-year-old vessel due... |
25.04.2022 | The $150 Billion Road Electric School Buses Can Ride To Create American Jobs And Protect Kids’ Health | Anyone who has gone to school in the United States remembers the smell of diesel exhaust from riding the iconic yellow school bus, but few realize the danger of breathing those fumes. Thankfully, our children can ride pollution-free, all-el... |
22.04.2022 | 16 feet of worry: Divers brave danger in trying to save Buffalo’s USS The Sullivans | John Waters, wearing a hard hat and life jacket, sat in a cramped trailer Thursday morning, feet from the starboard side of the listing USS The Sullivans in Buffalo's Inner Harbor. He pointed to a small computer monitor next to a control bo... |
06.04.2022 | GOP Rep. Chris Jacobs to retire after saying he'd support an assault weapons ban | Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs announced Friday that he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for new gun control measures.
Jacobs, who represents parts of western New York, including suburban Buffalo, told ... |
25.03.2022 | New England Patriots Need To Sign A Veteran Wide Receiver Now | The New England Patriots should sign a veteran wide receiver, with names such as Odell Beckham Jr. ... [+] and Jarvis Landry still available on the free agent market. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Getty Images |
18.02.2022 | Integrum initiates collaboration with Erie County Medical Center in New York | Integrum initiates collaboration with Erie County Medical Center in New York
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14.02.2022 | artnet : The Cincinnati Museum Will Lend L.A.'s Huntington Library a Robert Henri Painting After Losing a Friendly Wager on the Super Bowl | Museums The Cincinnati Museum Will Lend L.A.'s Huntington Library a Robert Henri Painting After Losing a Friendly Wager on the Super Bowl
Museums have been betting on the Super Bowl since 2010.
Sarah Cascone, February 14, 2022 Robert Henri,... |
11.01.2022 | Jim Kubiak: How naked bootleg play-action passes got Allen, Bills' offense back on track vs. Jets | Jim Kubiak has been analyzing the play of Buffalo Bills quarterbacks for BNBlitz.com. Kubiak is the all-time leading passer at Navy, has played in the NFL, NFL Europe and the Arena Football League, and has been a coach and executive in the ... |
21.12.2021 | Erie County to expand test-to-stay school program and distribute rapid tests | Erie County will expand its test-to-stay school program to keep students out of quarantine now that the pilot program in Grand Island is complete, and the state is making new guidance available for school districts that want to pursue it.
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20.12.2021 | Hochul says state will accept Orchard Park as site of new Bills stadium | New York is willing to accept a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park if this remains the team's preference, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday morning.
This is the first time the governor has said the state, which is expected to put... |
15.12.2021 | The SEC could be the last, best hope to keep members of Congress from insider trading. The agency already has one Republican senator on its radar. | Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina is the subject of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Some experts see the SEC as the agency best suited to police insider trading by members of Congre... |
15.12.2021 | The country’s biggest startup contest takes place in Rust Belt Buffalo—and its winners are earning Silicon Valley-like returns | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
Every year, the Buffalo, N.Y. startup accelerator 43North holds a Shark Tank-inspired business plan compet... |
11.12.2021 | Sean Kirst: At the brink of Niagara Falls, a wonder of the world collides with otherworldly courage | Dan Hill worked the night shift from Tuesday into Wednesday in a warehouse in Fort Erie, Ont. He came home that morning and fell asleep, and it was only when he woke up and went to Facebook that he saw what had just happened on the American... |
19.11.2021 | US Judge found it inappropriate to imprison 20-year-old who admitted to sexual abuse, including teen rape | The exterior of Niagara County Court.
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Christopher Belter, 20, admitted to sexual abuse, including rape, of teenagers in 2019.
A judge gave him eight years' probation on Tuesday and said prison "isn't appropriate," ABC7... |
18.11.2021 | A New York judge said it was inappropriate to imprison a 20-year-old who admitted to sexual abuse, including rape, of teens | The exterior of Niagara County Court. Google Maps
Christopher Belter, 20, admitted to sexual abuse, including rape, of teenagers in 2019.
A judge gave him eight years’ probation Tuesday and said prison “isn’t appropriate,” ABC7 reported.
“H... |
09.11.2021 | Union expands effort to organize Starbucks stores | Starbucks Workers United said it will try to unionize employees at three additional Buffalo-area stores, expanding an organizing effort that has drawn national attention and visits from top Starbucks figures.
The union on Tuesday said it wa... |
30.10.2021 | How to fix Buffalo's poverty? Mayoral candidates differ but agree City Hall can't do it alone | If India Walton had her way, the battered two-story building at High and Peach streets would have been fixed up or replaced a long time ago.
Instead, Buffalo’s Democratic mayoral nominee stood in the building’s shadow on a hot October morni... |
24.10.2021 | AOC blasts Democrats who don’t unify behind the party’s nominees as ‘playing a dangerous game’ in the face of a ‘fascist threat’ | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, greets Buffalo Democratic mayoral nominee India Walton, left, during a rally in support of Walton in Buffalo, New York, on October 23, 2021. AP Photo/Joshua Bessex
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez stumped for Buffalo... |
21.10.2021 | Outgoing Erie County comptroller looms large in race between Hardwick and Dixon | Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw is not running for re-election – choosing instead to run for supervisor for the Town of Hamburg – but he figures prominently in the current race between two candidates vying for the seat.
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10.10.2021 | How do Buffalo Niagara's small-market realities impact negotiations over the Bills stadium? | Buffalo Niagara is smaller, older and poorer than nearly every other market in the National Football League.
For anybody who has paid attention to pro football economics over the last few decades, this is a familiar refrain. The Buffalo Bil... |
09.10.2021 | Will industrial-scale bitcoin mining impact the environment? | The opportunity to make big money is attracting huge investments to industrial-scale bitcoin mining, with thousands of supercomputer mining machines and enormous energy demand – so much energy that some companies are using power plants to f... |
26.09.2021 | How will the public help pay for a new Bills stadium? It will be complicated | ALBANY – In December 2012, in an office outside Detroit, frustration was building.
Representatives for the Buffalo Bills, New York and Erie County couldn't get past a snag that kept them from finalizing a stadium renovation deal to keep the... |
15.09.2021 | Hochul defends vaccine mandate while ordering new mask-wearing edicts | ALBANY – Battling the Covid-19 spread on legal and public health fronts, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday the state will “vigorously” defend a vaccine edict for health care workers while also imposing new mask-wearing mandates on state-regu... |
13.09.2021 | US hospital gets permission to stop prescribing ivermectin for Covid, reversing lawsuit forcing its hand | This picture shows the tablets of Ivermectin drugs in Tehatta, West Benga, India on 19 May on 2021.
Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images
An Ohio hospital was sued to force it to prescribe ivermectin for a Covid-19 patient in the ICU.
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11.09.2021 | Hospital gets permission to cease prescribing ivermectin for COVID-19, reversing a lawsuit that forced it to administer the anti-parasitic drug | This picture shows the tablets of Ivermectin drugs in Tehatta, West Benga, India on 19 May on 2021. Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images
An Ohio hospital was sued to force it to prescribe ivermectin for a COVID-19 patient in the ICU.
B... |
11.08.2021 | UB Gender Institute leader: Cuomo resignation a milestone in views on sexual harassment | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will leave office in less than two weeks after his resignation on Tuesday, but a Western New York gender studies leader hopes the impact of his departure marks a milestone in the way sexual harassment in the workplace i... |
09.08.2021 | State lawmakers on Bills' request for 100% public financing for stadium: 'a non-starter' | ALBANY – Crystal Peoples-Stokes is the second most powerful lawmaker in the State Assembly and a longtime backer of the Buffalo Bills.
“I’m a die-hard fan,’’ Peoples-Stokes said last week, a line she uses whenever the subject of the Buffalo... |
04.08.2021 | A former seminary teacher admitted to stalking a reporter who was digging into abuse in the local Catholic diocese | A former seminary teacher pleaded guilty to a federal charge of stalking a reporter who covered sexual abuse within the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. NurPhoto / Getty Images
A former seminary teacher pleaded guilty to stalking a reporter who... |
01.08.2021 | Bills seek new Orchard Park stadium costing at least $1.1B – paid for by public | ALBANY – The start of any negotiations involving a complex deal whose end product could be expensive, impactful and controversial can be an anxious time.
It’s an anxious time right now in Buffalo and at the State Capitol in Albany.
Prelimin... |
21.07.2021 | U.S. to continue border limits for Canadians through Aug. 21 | WASHINGTON – The U.S. border will remain closed to Canadians for another month, according to an announcement to be published in Thursday's Federal Register, even though Canada plans to welcome visiting Americans starting Aug. 9.
The Departm... |
01.07.2021 | Life Storage : Moving to Syracuse, NY? A Guide for Living in America's Snowiest City | Shares
If you're moving to Syracuse but know little about it, you may at least know that the Weather Channel sure does love Syracuse. With its reports each year of the city's record-setting snowfall, it's helped shape the area's image as on... |
23.06.2021 | Meet India Walton, the socialist who upset Buffalo’s longterm mayor in a stunning primary victory | India Walton. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario
In a major upset, India Walton defeated Byron Brown to become Buffalo’s next mayor, per the AP.
Walton is likely to become the first socialist mayor of a large US city in decades.
Her win reflects the g... |
04.06.2021 | A 26-year-old who wanted to join the legal cannabis industry now sits in prison. Drug policy experts say he’s caught in a ‘gray area’ only federal legalization can clear up. | Jonathan Wall awaits trial in a federal cannabis conspiracy case. Provided by Jonathan’s attorney, Jason Flores
A 26-year-old Maryland native faces 15 years in federal prison there on marijuana conspiracy charges.
As some entrepreneurs stan... |
17.05.2021 | Croonin' Bernie Sanders is still collecting royalties from his 34-year-old folk album | Marianne Ayala/Insider
Sen. Bernie Sanders also reported a recent book-payment windfall, as did several other senators.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene recently bought stock in four big companies.
Sen. Steve Daines earned cash for a COVID-19 va... |
01.05.2021 | 2021 Covid-19 pandemic coverage | Below you'll find our daily coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak. Here are also the latest map and statistics for Western New York.
New York to raise capacity limits at offices, stadiums, gyms
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28.04.2021 | Bowing to pressure, Somali president drops bid to extend term | Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced he will not attempt to extend his term by two years, bowing to domestic and international pressure after clashes in the capital, Mogadishu, split security forces along clan lines.
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30.03.2021 | Cannabis campus developers remain high on potential for South Buffalo project | The developers behind a proposed cannabis campus in South Buffalo have high hopes that their $200 million project can finally proceed after last weekend's legislative agreement in Albany to legalize marijuana.
But they're still likely at le... |
29.03.2021 | Bills' home has a new name: Highmark Stadium | The home of the Buffalo Bills has a new name: Highmark Stadium.
The naming rights were acquired by a recently rebranded local health insurer: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York. HealthNow New York, which operates its health... |
16.03.2021 | Marijuana legalization hits a snag: Concerns about driving while impaired | ALBANY – With a deal nearing on legalizing marijuana in New York, a major sticking point has arisen: how to enforce driving while impaired laws when there is no specific, immediate tool to detect if someone is high while behind the wheel of... |
15.03.2021 | At event excluding reporters, Cuomo talks vaccine, state budget | Facing two ongoing scandals and calls for his resignation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday used his first public appearance of the week to urge New Yorkers to get vaccinated from Covid-19.
Cuomo, who has been accused by several women of inappro... |
15.03.2021 | Anti-poverty effort in stimulus plan could have a dramatic impact on WNY | WASHINGTON – For thousands of families in the Buffalo area and nationwide, getting $250 or $300 per month per child direct from the federal government will soon be as routine as filing their taxes.
It's all part of the most sweeping policy ... |
10.03.2021 | Editorial Roundup: US | Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
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The Virginian Pilot & Daily Press on marking one year since the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 was a global pandemic:
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04.03.2021 | Community rallies for USS The Sullivans emergency repairs – with an assist from Jemal | It never hurts to have a guardian angel, or in the case of the USS The Sullivans, two.
After the Buffalo and Erie County Military & Naval Park put out the word last Friday that the World War II destroyer was in danger of sinking and in ... |
27.02.2021 | President Biden's American Rescue Plan: the details | WASHINGTON – President Biden's American Rescue Plan – a $1.9 trillion proposal to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and revive the economy – includes $170 billion for schools and universities.
But that's just one relatively small piece of th... |
17.02.2021 | How to make a Covid-19 vaccine appointment in Western New York | Updated to reflect additional eligibility standards beginning 2/15:
Millions of New Yorkers became eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccine starting in mid-January, even though the growing number of people eligible continues to be far greater t... |
14.02.2021 | Covid-19 in Western New York: The latest map and statistics | As of Feb. 13, more than 89,200 Western New Yorkers have contracted Covid-19 since March and 2,121 have died of it.
The five-county region – which includes Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties – has reported an avera... |
30.01.2021 | Will The Super Bowl Be A “Super Spreader” For Covid-19? | Tom Brady will lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on ... [+] February 7, 2021.Getty Images |
13.01.2021 | Warren Buffett’s Iowa Wind Power Expansion Derailed By The Bridges Of Madison County | MidAmerican Energy's plans to install 52 wind turbines in Madison County, Iowa are likely to be ... [+] derailed by an ordinance passed on December 22 by the county's Board of Supervisors that requires 1.5 mile setbacks from non-participati... |
23.12.2020 | This Week In Credit Card News: Pandemic Leads To Record Gift Card Sales; Card Applications Take Big Drop | US Credit Card Applications Tumble |
23.12.2020 | Trump pardons Chris Collins, former congressman imprisoned for biotech insider trading scandal | Just two months into a 26-month prison sentence for insider trading, former congressman Chris Collins has been pardoned.
Collins is one of 15 people Donald Trump has pardoned in one of his last exercises of presidential po... |
17.12.2020 | 15 majestic photos of frozen Niagara Falls that will make you want to visit | Niagara Falls during winter. Wally Stemberger/Shutterstock
Niagara Falls is beautiful any time of the year, but as photographs taken in previous years show, winter weather makes the natural wonder even more majestic.
If it’s cold enough, th... |
26.11.2020 | Meet the Thanksgiving Lobby — the special interests with Turkey Day money on their minds | President Donald Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkey Drumstick in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2017. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Several companies and trade groups that produce Thanksgiving staples... |
06.11.2020 | A Buffalo, New York, mail carrier made a wrong turn and was arrested at the Canadian border with 800 pieces of undelivered mail in his trunk | Boxes holding cards and letters at a US Postal Office sort centre in San Francisco in December 2008. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
A 27-year-old Postal Service employee was arrested at the Canadian border on Tuesday with 800 pieces of undeli... |
31.10.2020 | Great Education Should Have No Enemies - Charter Schools In The 2020 Election | Students at Mevers SchoolMevers School of Excellence |
21.10.2020 | 'Biden can fix this mess': Dozens of major news outlets have endorsed Joe Biden for president | Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has received dozens of endorsements from news outlets.
US President Donald Trump, however, clinched only two major newspaper endo... |
23.09.2020 | Hank Willis Thomas Asks And Answers America’s Toughest Questions About Race At Cincinnati Art Museum | Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976), 'The Cotton Bowl,' from the series, 'Strange Fruit,' 2011. ... [+] Chromogenic print, 50 15/16 × 74 7/16 × 1 1/2 inches. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, W. Hawkins Ferry Fund. Image cour... |
07.08.2020 | When the treatment is torture: ICE must stop using solitary confinement for Covid-19 quarantine | After months of social distancing, many of us are feeling its effects. Experts have delineated the mental and physical health impacts of isolation caused by the pandemic, and those who have experienced home quarantine have been particularly... |
14.07.2020 | Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Energy Plan Ignores Cost, Land-Use Conflicts | WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - JULY 14: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at the Chase Center ... [+] July 14, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware about his energy plan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty Images |
13.07.2020 | The Federal Government’s Aggressive Prosecution of Protestors | Almost as soon as the police killing of George Floyd brought crowds to the streets across the United States, President Trump and Attorney General William Barr urged federal prosecutors to pursue charges against protestors who allegedly dama... |
29.04.2020 | BUDC is back on the hunt for businesses at Lakeside Commerce Park | The Buffalo Urban Development Corp. is back on the hunt for companies to move into its Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park.
Thinking Robot Studios, a Canadian company, had been planning to build an $84 million facility on 23 acres at the South B... |
27.03.2020 | For College Students, It’s Also An Employment Crisis | “The first thing that plague brought to our town was exile… This sense of being abandoned.” |
19.03.2020 | Coronavirus Cancellation Tracker: More Than 83 Million Affected After Events Cancelled Or Rescheduled | Last updated April 22, 12:49 p.m. |
25.02.2020 | Proposed South Buffalo logistics hub faces delays | Poor soil conditions and funding problems could delay plans for a proposed logistics hub in South Buffalo that would be tied in with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, stalling plans by Uniland Development Co. to purchase proper... |
31.01.2020 | CULTIVATED: MedMen CEO steps down, inside the psychedelic medicine boom, and more | Advertisement
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24.01.2020 | The game changers: Six decisions that will shape Buffalo for years to come | Look for Prospectus 2020 online and on newsstands Sunday, Jan. 26.
There are some big decisions looming – and how those issues are decided will have a lasting impact on the Buffalo Niagara region for years, if not decades, to come.
The deci... |