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MAGA senator flooded with payment requests after Trump blasts phone number online
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was bombarded with phone calls Saturday after President Donald Trump publicly shared what he said was the senator’s phone number, and the flood soon spread to payment requests after a journalist found a Venmo account linked to it.As flagged by The…
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Trucking bankruptcies mount as Trump’s war forces drivers to take dire measures: report
Well over a dozen small trucking operators filed for bankruptcy over the past month amid soaring diesel prices, and an increasing number of truck drivers have been forced to adopt extreme cost-saving measures, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.“Out at the fuel bays, truckers spoke…
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Cursing Trump mourns lost ‘simple life’: ‘I could have been in Monte Carlo!’
President Donald Trump mourned the loss of his life prior to entering politics during his rally in Ohio Saturday night, telling attendees he “didn’t have to” be “working my a-- off” and could have instead opted to live a private life in luxury.“I had a…
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State stymies Buffalo’s efforts to combat lead poisoning
A Buffalo house cited for lead hazards. Photo: Adam Smith-Perez.
New guidelines from state health officials could derail Buffalo’s latest efforts to ramp up the...
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Counties weigh property tax hikes amid SNAP cuts
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Illustration:...
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No consequences for no-show Buffalo cops
Officers Kereem Johnson and William Jones said they were seriously injured in a car accident two years ago and wanted time off. Buffalo police...
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ICE expanding detention center in Batavia
The ICE detention facility in Batavia. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker.
The Trump administration is moving to award a no-bid contract to expand the ICE...
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Companies acknowledge using face scans on customers
Rich Products, Hamburg Gaming and Wegmans have all disclosed use of facial recognition technology. Images via WKBW and J. Dale Shoemaker.
Some of the biggest...
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No discipline for no-show Buffalo cops
A Buffalo Police Department surveillance camera. Photo: J. Dale Shoemaker.
Two years ago, eight Buffalo police officers assigned to monitor the department’s surveillance cameras frequently...
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Does image show bison herd protecting hiker from wildfire?
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National News
MAGA senator flooded with payment requests after Trump blasts phone number online
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was bombarded with phone calls Saturday after President Donald Trump publicly shared what he said was the senator’s phone number, and the flood soon spread to payment requests after a journalist found a Venmo account linked to it.As flagged by The…
National News
Trucking bankruptcies mount as Trump’s war forces drivers to take dire measures: report
Well over a dozen small trucking operators filed for bankruptcy over the past month amid soaring diesel prices, and an increasing number of truck drivers have been forced to adopt extreme cost-saving measures, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.“Out at the fuel bays, truckers spoke…
National News
Cursing Trump mourns lost ‘simple life’: ‘I could have been in Monte Carlo!’
President Donald Trump mourned the loss of his life prior to entering politics during his rally in Ohio Saturday night, telling attendees he “didn’t have to” be “working my a-- off” and could have instead opted to live a private life in luxury.“I had a…
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SUNDAY NEWS: Luna’s brings pancakes and coffee back to ex-Sweetness_7 spot
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