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The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 20-year-old Lorenzo Harris of Buffalo was arrested on July 9 and charged federally with illegal possession of a machinegun; he was detained pending a July 20 detention hearing.

Dr. Pascal Mubenga’s tenure as Buffalo Public Schools superintendent lasted about one year, ending with his immediate resignation after a period marked by early reform efforts, budget pressure and renewed scrutiny over his departure from Durham Public Schools.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand praised Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers, calling for stronger protections for communities and federal rules on AI.