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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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Capitol rioter who tased police officer pleads guilty to assault
A California man who used a taser on a Metropolitan Police Officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the assault and three other charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Daniel Rodr...
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Trump must pay Letitia James’ office $110,000 after being held in contempt
Former President Donald Trump has regularly railed against New York Attorney General Letitia James -- and now he owes her office more than $100,000.Law and Crime reports that a New York appellate court has upheld a contempt order against the former pr...
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Nikki Haley gets trashed by The View for sleeping through Trump’s presidency
"The View" host Whoopi Goldberg bashed Nikki Haley for apparently sleeping through Donald Trump's presidency.The former South Carolina governor threw her name into the 2024 presidential race with an ad suggesting that efforts to root out racism were a...
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Ron DeSantis promises fewer death penalty safeguards as he marks Parkland shooting anniversary
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) responded to the fifth anniversary of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida by calling for more people to be killed with capital punishment.
At a press conference Tuesday, DeSantis was asked if e...
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‘Don Jr. is on coke’: Trump’s son says people mistake ‘impassioned speech’ for drug habit
Donald Trump Jr., son of the former president, complained this week that people often accuse him of having a cocaine habit instead of focusing on President Joe Biden's son Hunter.During a rant on his Triggered podcast on Monday, Trump said that people...
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Nikki Haley’s attacks on ‘loser’ Trump will backfire — here’s why: former GOP strategist
Former President Donald Trump understands something about Republicans and losing, according to one veteran GOP strategist -- and none of his challengers can match what he offers.Nikki Haley officially entered the 2024 presidential race, and MSNBC's Jo...
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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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