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Environment
Niagara Falls property owner pleads guilty to illegally storing hazardous waste
JEMF Buffalo Industrial pleaded guilty in federal court after investigators found 326 pallets of hand sanitizer dumped and confirmed as ignitable hazardous waste at a Niagara Falls property.
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Holland man charged after Instagram bomb threat to Georgia Power, U.S. Attorney says
Joseph Leone, 23, of Holland, NY, was arrested and charged in a federal complaint after an Instagram message threatened to blow up Georgia Power headquarters, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.
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Rochester man and North Carolina man plead guilty in WNY gun‑trafficking conspiracy
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Rochester man and a North Carolina man pleaded guilty in a scheme to traffic firearms into Western New York, including a transport that involved a ghost gun; additional co‑defendants remain charged.
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Khvicha Chalisuri pleads guilty to bringing unauthorized traveler into U.S. at Peace Bridge
The U.S. Attorney's Office says Khvicha Chalisuri pleaded guilty after a June 24 Peace Bridge inspection found a Romanian national hiding in the truck's sleeper cab; sentencing is set for Dec. 22.
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Two Canadian Men Plead Guilty in Buffalo Case Over Attempted Illegal Export of Firearms to Dubai and Colombia
Two men from Quebec pleaded guilty in Buffalo federal court for conspiring to illegally export firearms, suppressors and ammunition to Dubai and Colombia, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
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Lancaster Business Owner Charged in More Than $1M Forklift Sales Fraud
A Lancaster man, Jason Knobloch, has been charged in a scheme that allegedly defrauded about 32 customers out of more than $1 million through purported forklift sales, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.
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NBC reporter corners Duffy over GOP failures after nationwide FAA shutdown
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy clashed with an NBC News reporter Friday night after being challenged over why the Trump administration has failed to fully modernize the nation’s aging air traffic control system, despite Republicans controlling Congress. The tense exchange unfolded during a White House briefing…
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Canada’s response to US flight chaos reignites anger over Trump’s taunts
Canada offered to take in U.S.-bound aircraft Friday as a nationwide ground stop snarled air travel, drawing pointed thanks from Americans who recalled President Donald Trump’s taunts about making Canada the 51st state.“Thank you, Canada. Neighbors help neighbors. That's what friendship and leadership look like,…
Fact Check
Did Bill Clinton help homeless veteran outside Kennedy Center?
While the tale may have been inspiring, Snopes found no evidence it ever happened.
Fact Check
Did Hakeem Jeffries threaten to withhold committee assignments from those against his bid for House speaker?
Jeffries is poised to become speaker of the House in January, when incoming representatives are sworn in.
