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Trump said the U.S. will postpone any strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, even as Israel continued hitting Tehran and Iran warned it could retaliate across the Gulf.
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Brent JonesResistance in both Democratic and Republican cities points to broader unease with the direction of immigration enforcement. -
Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, FileWith the FIFA World Cup games now less than three months away, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is warning he's going after ticket scalpers.
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Colombian officials say that a military cargo plane with 128 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia. -
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The Oklahoma Republican comes to the helm in the midst of a shutdown that has left some 100,000 of the department's more than a quarter-million employees working without pay. -
The Trump administration placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. Some people are not happy about it.
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The University at Buffalo’s Indigenous Studies Department is preparing for its annual Storytellers Conference, centered on the theme Life, Breath, Justice for Our Future. Mishuana Goeman and Aaron VanEvery discuss the purpose and impact of the conference, highlighting the importance of storytelling, language, and intergenerational dialogue in Indigenous communities.
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They are lobbying with the New York State Black Legislative Task Force for $90 million in grants. -
Rivera wrote a letter demanding the Erie County Sheriff's Office hold a public forum to reveal details about events leading up to Alam's death. -
The governor laid out her proposals to change the state’s landmark climate law, less than two weeks before the budget is due. -
'We have a responsibility to act': Zellner supports legislation limiting police, state work with ICESen. Jeremy Zellner backs the New York for All Act, a bill limiting local and state cooperation with ICE and restricting how agencies collect immigration status data.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to reshape New York’s insurance laws, much to Uber’s delight. Trial lawyers aren’t happy. -
From intern to leader, Allison Hinman finds purpose in Susan B. Anthony's legacy.
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Arts & CultureThe thousands of Burmese refugees in Buffalo come from a multitude of ethnic backgrounds, but their shared history of persecution carry a bond from Southeast Asia to Western New York. -
Neighborhood Health Center will be able to make significant upgrades to one of its existing centers, and open a new location, with state funding announced Friday. -
Buffalo mayor Sean Ryan is defending his plan to include a 25-percent property tax increase in his proposed budget, when he releases it to the Common Council in April.
Arts & Culture Beat
- Theater Talk: 2023 Tony "Best Musical" KIMBERLY AKIMBO makes it to Shea's Buffalo putting the "fun" in dysfunctional; ON A FIRST NAME BASIS hilarious at Desiderio's Dinner Theatre; EXIT STRATEGY at Road Less Traveled closes Sunday.
- Anthony goes to NY, sees ABOUT TIME and TWO STRANGERS CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK, which will undoubtedly come to Buffalo, while KIMBERLY AKIMBO does open at Shea's on Tuesday. THE BROTHERS SIZE (Ujima) extended, GOD OF CARNAGE (2nd Gen) closes Sunday, EXIT STRATEGY (RLTP) goes through 3/22, AN IRISH PLAY (ART of WNY) opens.
- Theater Talk: GOD OF CARNAGE (2nd Gen), DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (Theatre of Youth), and THE BROTHERS SIZE (Ujima) all worth checking out. (See listings attached).
- Theater Talk: SKULL IN CONNEMARA at Irish Classical is everything you'd want in an Irish play; SHELTERED (at JRT) and PRECIOUS LITTLE (Brazen Faced Varlets at ART) continue; four (4!) openings this weekend (see listings).
Disabilities Beat
- Disabilities Beat: New disabled-led comedy night destigmatizes care, experiences
- Disabilities Beat: ‘Where will these stories live?’ the push to honor the lives of institutionalized people
- Disabilities Beat: Advocates say systems failed blind refugee found dead in Buffalo
- Disabilities Beat: A Buffalo family shows parents can move rare disease research forward