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Judge Finalizes New York District Maps, Setting Up Primary Showdown
Democrats in New York will face new challenges from Republicans and be drawn into interparty battles under new redistricting maps released late Friday.
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Buffalo Shooting Victim Laid to Rest; City Marks 1 Week
A 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.” Mourners said their final goodbyes to Roberta Drury on Saturday at the Assumption Church in Syracuse, not far from where she grew up...
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1st Funeral for Buffalo Racist Massacre Victims
The first funeral for one of the victims in the Buffalo mass shooting was held. Erica Byfield reports. today.
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Trump Pays $110K Fine, Must Submit Paperwork to End Contempt
Former President Donald Trump has paid the $110,000 in fines he racked up after being held in contempt of court for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York’s attorney general.
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Buffalo Families Begin to Eulogize Victims of Racist Attack
A private service was scheduled Friday morning for Heyward Patterson, who was a beloved deacon at a church not far from Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo’s Black community.
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Buffalo Store Shooting Survivors Speak
The New York Attorney General said her office is launching investigations into the social media companies that the suspect used to share the mass shooting in Buffalo. Chris Jose reports.
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NY Corrections Officer Suspended for Allegedly Sharing Social Media Post Mocking Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
Gregory C. Foster II, a correction officer at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica located about an hour away from Buffalo, was suspended without pay.
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Hochul Unveils Plan to Fight Gun Violence, Domestic Terrorism After Buffalo Shooting
Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed proposed measures to combat the rise of domestic terrorism and violent extremism, as direct response to racist shooting attack at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store that killed 10 on Saturday. “The horrific and despicable act of terror committed by a white supremacist this past weekend in Buffalo showed that we as a country are facing an...
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New York Has Lowest Resignation Rate in the US, Study Reveals
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic translated into a labor trend known as the “Great Resignation.” Workers, many who are stressed, overworked or in need of change, have quit from their jobs to the tune of millions quitting each month. However, the rate at which people walk away from their jobs isn’t the same across the whole country. With...
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NY Division of Human Rights Accuses Amazon of Discrimination
A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon alleging discrimination against pregnant and disabled workers by denying them “reasonable accommodations” and forcing them to take unpaid leave.
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NY Agency Files Complaint Against Amazon Alleging Pregnancy, Disability Discrimination
A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant discriminated against pregnant and disabled workers by denying them “reasonable accommodations” and forcing them to take unpaid leave, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Amazon has more than 39,000 workers across New York in nearly two dozen worksites, which employ in-house consultants who evaluate…
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Gas Prices Surge Overnight to New, Eye-Watering Records in New York, New Jersey
The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline jumped 6 to 7 cents overnight in New York and New Jersey, propelling both states (yet again) to new records. As of Wednesday morning, gas is averaging $4.868 a gallon in New York, up 6.3 cents versus Tuesday, according to AAA. In New Jersey, the price of $4.728 is up 7.4…
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Money-Saving Hacks, From the Gas Station to Grocery Store
Lynda Baquero reports on money saving hacks from the gas station to the grocery store.
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WATCH: Biden Speaks from Buffalo in Wake of Mass Shooting
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden offered their condolences to the families of those killed and injured in a racism-fueled mass shooting on Sunday. “In America, evil will not win, I promise you. Hate will not prevail and white supremacy will not have the last word.”
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Buffalo Shooter's Previous Threat Raises Red-Flag Questions
Less than a year before he was accused of opening fire and killing 10 people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store, 18-year-old Payton Gendron was investigated for making a threatening statement at his high school. New York has a “red flag” law designed to keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others, but...
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Buffalo Racist Massacre and Community Reactions
The latest developments from the mass shooting in Buffalo this past weekend plus the reaction of a community that was included in the gunman’s racist manifesto. Jonathan Dienst and Ted Greenberg report.
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Body of NY Girl Who Vanished on Myrtle Beach Spring Break in 2009 Found, Arrest Made
The body of a 17-year-old girl from New York who disappeared while visiting South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach on spring break 13 years ago has been found and a sex offender has been charged with murder, kidnapping and rape, authorities said Monday. Brittanee Drexel was last seen April 2009 when she was walking between hotels in Myrtle Beach. Her boyfriend, who…
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Garnell Whitfield Remembers Mother Killed in Buffalo Mass Shooting
One of the victims killed in an anti-Black mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, was Ruth Whitfield. She was the 86-year-old mother of retired Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield.
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New Redistricting Lawsuit Challenges New York Assembly Map
A new lawsuit is attempting to throw out new political maps setting the boundaries of New York state Assembly districts, a challenge that comes amid a broader legal battle over the state’s redistricting. The lawsuit filed Sunday by a bipartisan group of political activists contends that the maps draw by the legislature are unconstitutional, a similar claim used in lawsuits to...
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Buffalo Gunman Planned to Keep Shooting After Supermarket Attack: Official
The white gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket planned to continue his bloody rampage down the street before he was stopped, police said Monday.