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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-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200
What to know about US boat strikes as death toll grows
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Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate
Fact-checking Michigan Democratic Senate debate
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Fact-checking DeSantis: Would his plan exempt 60% of Florida homeowners from paying property taxes?
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis on his property tax plan
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Do you need that vitamin? Review this checklist first
Do you need to take vitamin (fill in the blank)? One walk down a grocery store’s supplement aisle may have you believing
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Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship
Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovations
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Ken Paxton – In Texas Senate race, Ken Paxton falsely claims James Talarico is a vegan
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “is a vegan.”
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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.
