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The Buffalo Chronicle
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Judicial Watch asks Court for access to Joe Biden’s Senate records
WASHINGTON, DC — Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed its opening brief in its lawsuit for access to former Vice President Joe Biden’s Senate records at the University of Delaware. The…
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WE charity funded Sophie Gregoire’s rendezvous with Idris Elba
The WE Charity — which has been the subject of a stunning public corruption scandal that has shaken Justin Trudeau‘s minority government in recent months — organized and funded Sophie Gregoire‘s rendezvous…
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Indigenous students want Haudenosaunee language instruction in public schools
There are four local public school districts that serve large populations of Native American students living on area Indian Reservations: Gowanda, Niagara-Wheatfield, Akron, and Salamanca. Students and parents in those districts —…
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MSNBC pays Ari Melber nearly twice what it pays Joy Reid, igniting gender pay scandal
Recent revelations that suggest gender and race-based pay inequities at MSNBC are shaking the news organization. It’s been widely rumored that the network’s flagship primetime anchor — Joy Reid — makes less…
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Trump plans to cure herpes by the end of second term
Sources inside of the White House tell The Chronicle that President Donald J. Trump is planning a major campaign pledge to commit more than $1 billion to cure the herpes virus before…
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Jacobs, now on House Agriculture committee, tours Lyndonville fruit packaging plant
Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) toured the HH Dobbins fruit packaging facility in Lyndonville, New York yesterday. “As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I have been focused on touring my district…
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Reservoir State Park should be sold to accommodate ‘Disney Tesla Adventure’, planners argue
Local urban planners are arguing that New York’s Reservoir State Park — located just outside of Niagara Falls in Lewiston, NY, along Interstate-190 and adjacent to the Niagara Power Project — should…
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China, how may we sanction thee: Let us count the ways
BY CLAUDE BARFIELD Recently, Columbia law professor Tim Wu penned a forceful op-ed titled “A TikTok ban is overdue.” Wu bases his case strictly on reciprocity grounds, though he also raises broader…
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The burgeoning Balkan-Latin American crime nexus threatening the Balkans’ future
BY RYAN C. BERG Many criminal groups in the Balkans trace their roots to the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the conflict that ensued. Under a new generation…
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Separating myth from fact about the troubles of the Postal Service
BY KEVIN KOSAR Key Points The US Postal Service (USPS) will not run out of money in the foreseeable future. It has more than $13 billion in cash and a new $10…
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Defendant indicted for fatal shooting on Delaware Avenue
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 21-year-old Mario K. Washington of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi on an indictment charging him with one…
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Driver indicted for shooting backseat passenger while driving on Kensington Expressway
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 30-year-old Timothy Eatmon of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on an indictment charging him with one count…
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Former State Trooper indicted on sexual assault and criminal impersonation charges
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 46-year-old Jason L. Lanning of Depew was arraigned yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on an indictment charging him…
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DOJ’s probe of coronavirus in nursing homes appears to leave out most victims
The U.S. Justice Department’s newly announced inquiry into coronavirus in New York’s nursing homes comes with a crucial caveat: it will look only at government-operated facilities, which represent a small fraction of…
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New Yorkers paid less in federal taxes in first year of new tax law
BY E.J. McMAHON Federal income taxes paid by New Yorkers decreased by nearly $3.4 billion in 2018, the first year of the new federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), according to newly…
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Cops dominate latest list of six-figure pensions
Most of the newest retirees eligible for pensions over $100,000 from the New York State and Local Retirement System were retired police officers, according to data posted today on SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s transparency website.…
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Health Department stalls a FOIL request for the full COVID death toll in nursing homes
The state Health Department is offering a new explanation for why it won’t provide the full death toll of coronavirus in nursing homes: it can’t find the records. Early last month, the…
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Cuomo administration ducks important questions on nursing homes
BY BILL HAMMOND A new report from the state Health Department tries to deflect blame for thousands of coronavirus deaths in the state’s nursing homes—but undermines its own case by withholding data…
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Secret Service admits to destroying records related to Biden altercation with agent
WASHINGTON, DC – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security for records that the Secret Service claims to have destroyed related…
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Strzok-Page emails show FBI investigated Trump Tweets about Obama
WASHINGTON, DC — Judicial Watch announced today that it received 323 pages of emails between former FBI official Peter Strzok and former FBI attorney Lisa Page. The records include an email from Strzok to other…
