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Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party.
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Chona Kasinger for NPRArlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington. -
Celeste Noche for NPRIf Santa Claus is the good cop of Christmas, then Krampus is the bad one: a creature from European folklore who scares children into behaving themselves, complete with goat horns and gnashing teeth.
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The 33-year-old singer collaborated with Nobel Prize winner María Corina Machado during last year's highly-contested elections in Venezuela. -
The Price of Democracy tells the history of taxation from colonization to the present day. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about preserving democracy. -
The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice. -
On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on television. In 1995, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz spoke with NPR's Bob Edwards on Morning Edition. -
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."
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The school, founded in Chicago in the late 1800s, said the move allows them to pivot without sacrificing student experience. -
Buffalo Mayor-Elect Sean Ryan announced his first administrative appointees Friday, Dec. 5, as he prepares to transition into City Hall. -
The Trump administration's irregular appointment of U.S. attorneys could torpedo a probe of the state attorney general's office. -
A University at Buffalo student who allegedly threatened to carry out a school shooting may be under an interim suspension, according to UB policy. -
A local author’s newest book offers a fictional account of a mental health counselor and several of her patients. It’s raising money to support peer-to-peer opportunities for those in the field. -
The Erie County Executive, County Office for People with Disabilities Executive Director and several local disability organizations have publicly denounced President Trump’s use of a slur last week.
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Buffalo’s DL & W Station was abuzz with literal fanfare Monday, as more than 100 guests and employees packed onto the metro platform to celebrate the newly opened terminal. -
365 vehicles could not be located or verified, thousands of gallons of fuel had been dispensed using pin numbers of fired or retired employees and of vehicles reviewed by the comptroller’s office – just 67% are equipped with a GPS device. -
An Illinois company is bringing green manufacturing to Cheektowaga, with the goal of supplying parts for more than 10,000 electric vehicle batteries a year.
Arts & Culture Beat
- Theater Talk: Theater excellence abounds with so many good actors! WICKED through this weekend at Shea's, MR. WOLF through 12/14, Neglia/BPO's NUTCRACKER next weekend. See complete listings.
- Theater Talk: Four closings this weekend, time flies! THIRST at Irish Classical; GIDION'S KNOT (Brazen Faced Varlets at ART); STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Ujima, and CONSCIENCE at JRT. Continuing: WICKED at Shea's and MR. WOLF at Road Less Traveled.
- Theater Talk: Anthony back from NYC saw Jimmy Calire's (remember the rock group "Raven"?) musical REUNIONS. Also ROMY & MICHELE (a new musical about their H.S. reunion). Next week: GIDION'S KNOT and THIRST (see attached listings).
- Theater Talk: Author Terry Guest on OAK at Alleyway, CONSCIENCE delivers powerful performances at Jewish Rep, last weekend for URINETOWN with super choregraphy by Kristy Cavanagh. Click through and scroll down for complete listings through December.
Disabilities Beat
- Buffalo vaccine expert responds to new hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
- Disabilities Beat: Are Trump, other elected officials, alienating voters by using the ‘r-word’?
- VIDEO/TRANSCRIPT: Understanding Autism: Together in Experience and Advocacy
- Hospice workers call for Gov. Hochul to sign bill restricting for-profit hospices