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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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Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o'-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
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Fact-checking 5 videos that falsely depict scenes from Venezuela’s earthquakes
This isn’t footage from Venezuela’s June 24 earthquakes
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Mike Collins – Was Jon Ossoff the ‘deciding vote’ in 2022 Inflation Reduction Act passage? We examine.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff “cast the deciding vote for the inflation disaster,” referring to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
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America 250: Why do Florida officials call the state ‘the 14th colony’?
America 250: Why some call Florida the ‘14th colony’
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From booze-filled parties to mail ballots: How did American voting actually evolve?
How U.S. elections have changed over 250 years
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Move Indigo – Yes, New Yorkers with second homes in the Empire State can choose where they want to vote
New York state law allows citizens with dual residences to choose where they want to vote.
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Graham Platner – Platner says Collins sided with Trump to cut Medicaid, SNAP and help the rich. That’s False.
Sen. Susan Collins “sided with Trump, giving billionaires and corporations a hand out, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.”
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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.
Fact Check
Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o'-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
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Watch out for these 8 claims about polling stations, ballots
Election fraud and lost ballots rumors we've investigated are spreading widely ahead of the midterm elections.
