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Nominations Open for 2026 SMART Youth Mental Health Impact Awards
Nominations are being accepted for six Mental Health Impact Award categories ahead of the 2nd Annual SMART Youth Mental Health Summit in Buffalo on Sept. 16, 2026. The awards will recognize individuals, teams and grassroots groups helping improve mental health outcomes across Western New York.
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‘More illness lie ahead’ as food outbreaks tied to Trump admin just the beginning: expert
Legal expert and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance issued a bleak warning Saturday that the recent uptick in foodborne illness in the United States – a trend she blamed directly on the Trump administration – was only the beginning.“In March 2025, shortly after his return…
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Bernie Sanders challenges Trump to ‘lead by example’ with blistering proposal
Despite growing opposition to Big Tech data centers from coast to coast, US President Donald Trump said this week that every community should want one, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded on Friday.“Trump thinks that every community in America should welcome a data center,” said…
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Potentially dangerous problem flagged ahead of Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Just hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., NBC News’ Sahil Kapur flagged a potentially dangerous problem that could pose a risk to drivers.Dubbed the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the race has been touted by Trump as D.C.’s first-ever IndyCar race,…
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Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars
President Donald Trump waded into the contentious “right to repair” your own auto debate, but he recounted a wildly inaccurate anecdote to bolster his...
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Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool began filling with water on June 4 following maintenance work that President Donald Trump called a “big project.” In...
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FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
President Donald Trump walked out of a sit-down interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” That happened after he made, or repeated,...
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Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
Ohio voters are witnessing a battle of campaign television ads as each Senate candidate tries to tie the other to Jeffrey Epstein — by...
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Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Legislative efforts to make daylight saving time permanent year round got a boost with support from President Donald Trump, who criticized the twice-yearly clock...
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Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios
In a May 16 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump cited updated climate change scenarios to misleadingly claim that experts had “admitted” prior climate...
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Nominations Open for 2026 SMART Youth Mental Health Impact Awards
Nominations are being accepted for six Mental Health Impact Award categories ahead of the 2nd Annual SMART Youth Mental Health Summit in Buffalo on Sept. 16, 2026. The awards will recognize individuals, teams and grassroots groups helping improve mental health outcomes across Western New York.
National News
‘More illness lie ahead’ as food outbreaks tied to Trump admin just the beginning: expert
Legal expert and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance issued a bleak warning Saturday that the recent uptick in foodborne illness in the United States – a trend she blamed directly on the Trump administration – was only the beginning.“In March 2025, shortly after his return…
National News
Bernie Sanders challenges Trump to ‘lead by example’ with blistering proposal
Despite growing opposition to Big Tech data centers from coast to coast, US President Donald Trump said this week that every community should want one, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded on Friday.“Trump thinks that every community in America should welcome a data center,” said…
National News
Potentially dangerous problem flagged ahead of Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Just hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., NBC News’ Sahil Kapur flagged a potentially dangerous problem that could pose a risk to drivers.Dubbed the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the race has been touted by Trump as D.C.’s first-ever IndyCar race,…
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