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'All kinds of nutty about climate.' New York's Rochester draws residents fleeing extreme weather
Read full article: 'All kinds of nutty about climate.' New York's Rochester draws residents fleeing extreme weatherOne of America’s first boomtowns and a former manufacturing hub, Rochester, New York, has captured the eye of some looking to escape extreme weather events.
Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard
Read full article: Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzardA new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died.
Victims of racist Buffalo supermarket mass shooting remembered on anniversary
Read full article: Victims of racist Buffalo supermarket mass shooting remembered on anniversaryBuffalo, New York, has paused to mark one year since a white supremacist gunman killed 10 Black people and wounded three victims at a supermarket.
Buffalo supermarket to reopen 2 months after racist shooting
Read full article: Buffalo supermarket to reopen 2 months after racist shootingThe names of the 10 Black people massacred by a white gunman were read aloud outside the Buffalo supermarket where they died, two months after the racist attack.
Buffalo shooting victim laid to rest; city marks 1 week
Read full article: Buffalo shooting victim laid to rest; city marks 1 weekA 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket was remembered at her funeral for her love of family and friends and “smile that could light up a room.”.
Online diary: Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months
Read full article: Online diary: Buffalo gunman plotted attack for monthsDetailed diary entries online appears to show that the white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as early as November about staging a livestreamed attack on African Americans.
Biden urges unity to stem racial hate after Buffalo shooting
Read full article: Biden urges unity to stem racial hate after Buffalo shootingPresident Joe Biden and the first lady plan to travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to grieve with the community as it mourns those killed or wounded in Saturday's supermarket shooting.
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Trump pushes conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester
Read full article: Trump pushes conspiracy theory about Buffalo protesterBuffalo police initially said in a statement that a person was injured when he tripped & fell, WIVB-TV reported, but Capt. (Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP)WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday advanced an unfounded conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo, New York, who was pushed down by police officers, tweeting without evidence that the confrontation may have been a set up." With his tweet, Trump attempted to cast doubt on video showing Buffalo police shoving the man, who fell backward and hit his head on the sidewalk. Two Buffalo police officers have been charged with second-degree assault for the incident and could face prison sentences of up to seven years if convicted. Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur, Trump wrote.
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Buffalo officers suspended in shoving of 75-year-old man
Read full article: Buffalo officers suspended in shoving of 75-year-old manBUFFALO, N.Y. – BUFFALO, N.Y.Dozens of Buffalo police officers stepped down from the department's crowd control unit Friday, objecting to the suspensions of two fellow officers in the shoving of a 75-year-old protester who fell and cracked his head. The footage shows a man identified as Martin Gugino approaching a line of helmeted officers holding batons as they clear demonstrators from Niagara Square around the time of an 8 p.m. curfew. Two officers push Gugino backward, and he hits his head on the pavement. One officer leans down to check on the injured man before another officer urges the colleague to keep walking. How did we get to this place?”The police commissioner suspended two police officers without pay Friday, Mayor Byron Brown said.
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NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injury
Read full article: NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injuryBuffalo police initially said in a statement that a person was injured when he tripped & fell, WIVB-TV reported, but Capt. The man falls straight backward and hits his head on the pavement, with blood leaking out as officers walk past. Buffalo police initially said in a statement that a person was injured when he tripped & fell, WIVB-TV reported, but Capt. Calls and emails to Buffalo police from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday night hadn't been returned by Friday morning. Meanwhile in New York City, protesters again stayed on the streets past 8 p.m., in defiance of the citywide curfew that's set to remain in effect through at least Sunday.