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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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Why hasn’t pandemic aid fraud become a bigger scandal?
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The scope of the fraud is staggering, but there are reasons the political impact has been muted. The United States government’s historic spending on pandemic aid in 2020 and 2021 was accompanied ...
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The best, worst, and just plain dumb of American politics in 2022
Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally in Loganville, Georgia, on December 4. Walker lost to incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s Senate runoff election on December 6. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
From din...
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Winter storms put the US power grid to the test. It failed.
People walk past workers attempting to repair a water line in Buffalo, New York, on December 26, 2022. | Joed Viera/AFP via Getty Images
America’s aging energy infrastructure and reliance on fossil fuels pushed local pow...
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Kari Lake’s long-shot lawsuit challenging her midterms loss, explained
Kari Lake speaks at the Arizona Republican Party Election Night rally on November 8. | Jon Cherry/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Republican candidate for Arizona governor has suffered another defeat — this time in court....
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The money party is over
You’re sober. Go home. | Getty Images/Chris Clinton
No one was celebrating in 2022’s economy. If you got into investing in mid-2020 or in 2021 — which many people did — you probably had a nice time. Stocks soared after ...
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9 breakthroughs this year that gave us hope for the future
From climate to housing, these policy and science wins suggest that 2022 was full of progress. 2022 wasn’t as defined by the coronavirus pandemic as 2020 or 2021, but it was still marred by its fallout. War, a tightening economy...
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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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Welcome Back Blast canceled due to thunderstorm watch
Alternative events for students are being held in the...
