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Mayor Ryan unveils 2026–27 winter snow plan with $2.7 million for contracted removal
Mayor Sean Ryan unveiled Buffalo’s 2026–2027 Winter Snow Plan, boosting contracted removal funding to $2.7 million, buying five smaller tractors for narrow streets and upgrading GPS tracking for plows.
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Fact-checking conspiracy theories about death of Obamas’ personal chef
Tafari Campbell, a White House sous chef later hired as a personal chef by Barack and Michelle Obama, died while paddleboarding in a pond near the Obamas’ Martha’s Vineyard home. Police say his death wasn’t suspicious, but social media was soon abuzz with conspiracy theories.
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What the indictment about the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, tells us about Donald Trump’s actions
Former President Donald Trump’s third indictment, for his actions related to Jan. 6, 2021, consolidates a broad swirl of Trump’s activity into four charges. Here are details about what the indictment tries to accomplish and how it frames Trump’s actions, stage by stage.
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PolitiFact has been fact-checking and monitoring the various indictments of former President Donald Trump. Here's our coverage:
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¿Cuántas personas trans hay en Estados Unidos y por qué las sobrestimamos?
En Español: Las personas transgénero representan alrededor del 1% de la población de EE.UU., pero las encuestas muestran que la gente percibe que son el 20%. ¿Qué dicen los psicólogos sobre nuestra tendencia a sobrestimar?
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David Wolfe – Experts, medical groups still recommend mammograms as a screening test for breast cancer
“Stop getting mammograms immediately as they are outdated and dangerous!” Thermography “is a safer way to test for breast cancer!”
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David Harris Jr. – Justice Department web page revisions did not lower priority of fighting child sex trafficking
The U.S. Justice Department removed international child sex trafficking from its "list of offenses that deserve a high degree of attention."
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Mayor Ryan unveils 2026–27 winter snow plan with $2.7 million for contracted removal
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Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
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