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The Buffalo Chronicle
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Coalescing over O-RAN
By Bronwyn Howell In the mobile telecommunications industry, well-known for buzzwords and acronyms, the hottest new phrase is “open radio access networks” (O-RAN). O-RAN is an industry concept proposing an alternative way of…
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After Mike Calvey’s flawed trial, who will invest in Russia?
BY ELISABETH BRAW Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s trial and conviction in February this year were closely watched and condemned by a range of international organizations. Good. But a similarly important Russian…
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PETHOKOUKIS: Climate report highlights need for innovation in climate crisis
By James Pethokoukis Norman Borlaug and William Vogt are the two leads in Charles C. Mann’s 2018 book, The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Groundbreaking Scientists and Their Conflicting Visions of the Future…
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Trade deficit with China grows by $158 billion
BY DEREK SCISSORS Remember when our trade deficit with China mattered? Half-year figures for Sino-American goods trade were published Friday, but you’re in good company if you missed it. It’s hard for…
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NYC retirees’ annual pension payments near $5 billion
Nearly five billion dollars in pension payments were made in 2020 to more than 150,000 members of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), according to new data posted today at…
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Empire Center recognized for exposing nursing home coverup
In recognition of the importance of government transparency, the Empire Center has been selected as a finalist for the 2021 Bob Williams Award for Most Influential Research for its role in exposing the coverup…
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Rec and restroom facility projects among fresh DASNY pork
A total of $87 million were steered to 174 new grants for local projects over the past ten months by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), according to data the Empire…
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Only three of 62 requested COVID data sets made available through FOIL
Just three COVID data sets have been made fully available in the month since the Empire Center officially submitted a total of 62 Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for coronavirus-related records from…
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Sales tax receipts surge statewide, filling local government coffers
BY PETER WARREN After receiving an extraordinary infusion of federal emergency aid, local governments across every region of the state raked in robust sales tax collections during the three months that ended…
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WARREN: Opportunity in the American Rescue Plan
BY PETER WARREN Some New York local governments are soliciting input from residents as they decide how to spend billions in pandemic emergency dollars earmarked in March under the $2.1 trillion federal American…
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Miriam Adelson wants to joint venture with Trump on a Vegas theme park
It’s been widely rumored in Republican circles that Miriam Adelson, the widow of the late billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, wants to launch a joint venture with former President Donald Trump on…
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HHS redacts Fauci email on funding recommendation and hides WHO information
Judicial Watch announced today that it and the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) received from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 311 pages of records of heavily redacted communications from Dr. Anthony…
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DOD sued for records of West Point training on critical race theory
Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Defense for all records related to diversity, inclusion, and equity training for first-year cadets…
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Zellner shifts focus beyond local races in anticipation of Hochul’s gubernatorial bid
Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner is said to have shifted his focus beyond local races — just weeks after his endorsed candidates for Erie County Sheriff and Mayor of Buffalo…
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Caitlyn Jenner’s housing affordability plan inspires supply-siders everywhere
California’s highest-profile gubernatorial candidate is heralding the virtues of supply-side economics in a yet-to-be-released plan to make housing more affordable in California. The Olympian Caitlyn Jenner wants to make it far easier,…
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Schumer wants Tribes to use Old Senate Chamber, but Pelosi is slow to agree
At the urging of Tribal leaders from across the continent, United States Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is eager to allow Tribes full and permanent use of the Old Senate Chamber —…
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Cuomo aides say he will not seek reelection, plans to endorse Hochul
A source inside Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration tells The Chronicle that Cuomo will not seek a fourth term in office and is planning to endorse longtime Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul in a…
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DiNapoli is being urged to acquire Niagara Falls Redevelopment, LLC
Urban planners and economic development experts are urging Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to invest in Niagara Falls by acquiring Niagara Falls Redevelopment, LLC, which controls more than 140 acres of prime real estate in…
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Queen Elizabeth ‘forced’ to pick Canada’s next Governor General, as some push for Prince Harry others back Wilson-Raybould
Queen Elizabeth is being ‘forced’ to select Canada’s next Governor-General because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been “negligent” in his duty to recommend a timely replacement. The post has been vacant for…
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Pelosi ends Congress’s use of Air Marshals following criticism
A scandal-plagued “VIP” program that provided members of Congress with Federal Air Marshals (FAM) often yanked from high-risk fights has been canceled after Judicial Watch exposed it earlier this month. As a result, hundreds…
