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The message from Ottawa to any Canadians in Iran is leave while you can. And protests in Canada are also ramping up as Iranian Canadians voice their concerns for family and loved ones facing a deadly crackdown across their homeland.
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Sara Andreasson/For NPRSome teen boys are determined to grow more muscular to match their social media idols. Going to the gym and manipulating their diet can become compulsive — and dangerous. -
We found the effects of tariffs and extreme weather, relief (finally!) in the egg cooler, plus one case of shrinkflation.
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The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. -
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The number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early Wednesday, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days. -
The fires affected millions of people in the region. It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing research is helping to prepare people to weather the next fires more safely.
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The American toy company Mattel has released its first-ever Barbie with autism spectrum disorder. -
The Democrat laid out her legislative priorities for the year on Tuesday in Albany. -
The state Senate approved the change on Monday, sending the matter to the Assembly. -
The bill, originally introduced six years ago, would block state and local officers from enforcing federal immigration laws and sharing sensitive information with ICE, absent a judicial warrant. -
Up to 300 people gathered in downtown Buffalo late Thursday afternoon, standing and chanting outside the building where the local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office is housed. -
Kaleida Health, Erie County Medical Center and Catholic Health all say they are overwhelmed with patients right now because of the strain of influenza A spreading like wildfire across the U.S.
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Childcare — a central topic in this year’s State of the State address by Governor Kathy Hochul. Hochul’s plans include universal per-kindergarten for every 4-year-old by 2028. -
Gov. Hochul will speak to New Yorkers at 1 p.m. Tuesday about where she believes New York is at, and outline her agenda for 2026. -
Leaders of the African American Cultural Center have met face-to-face with the Erie County Comptroller, following announcement by other county officials that they are asking the state offices to investigate accounting practices by the Buffalo-based cultural non-profit institution.
Arts & Culture Beat
- Theater Talk: Peter Shaffer's BLACK COMEDY at Desiderio's, funny!, great food, and the only show in town, then next week theaters explode with MAMMA MIA! , PRESERVATION, SHREK, LADY DAY, and Sean Ryan (the actor, not the mayor) stars in RENT. Click through for listings through February. And Anthony has a bittersweet story about a favorite Manhattan restaurant closing and a meal with Veanne Cox.
- Theater Talk: Notable passings in 2025 and Anthony sees LIBERATION at the James Earl Jones Theatre in NYC
- Theater Talk: An extended conversation with Edesia Moreno Barata, director/choreographer for Cirque du Soleil's 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE (at Shea's through 12/28). See listings also for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Alleyway and BLACK COMEDY at Desiderio's.
- Theater Talk: Last weekend for many fine shows, see listings below, and some fine memories of recent outings. Still up past Christmas, Cirque's 'TWAS THE NIGHT at Shea's, BLACK COMEDY at Desiderio's, and the new CHRISTMAS CAROL at Alleyway, but you can still see Neal Radice's traditional A CHRISTMAS CAROL one day only, Saturday 12/20, at Warren Enters (not Rockwell)!
Disabilities Beat
- Disability advocate, Motion Project founder Natalie Barnhard-Castrogiovanni, dies
- Disabilities Beat: Navigating the ‘super flu’ in group homes, day habilitation programs
- As influenza cases rise in Erie County, experts urge vaccination
- Disabilities Beat: An inclusive Christmas mass shows how churches can change