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One week after the racist shooting in Buffalo, here’s what we know
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Last week’s racist mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket left ten people dead and three wounded. Here’s what WSKG has learned in the days since the attack.
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The Buffalo shooting shocks residents of the alleged gunman’s hometown
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Residents of Conklin, New York, are surprised the teen accused of a mass shooting was a neighbor. People of color in Binghamton have a different view.
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‘This is their Emmett Till moment’: Buffalo residents react to racially motivated mass shooting
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Buffalo residents gathered outside Tops Saturday night, more than six hours after an 18-year-old white male shot 13 mostly Black victims, killing 10, in what authorities have called a hate crime.
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Ithaca Starbucks workers vote to unionize
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“Today, we unionize a store that is not even four months old. That really shows that the unions are in the future for Starbucks.”
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New York State Probe Finds Racial Gap in Mortgage Lending
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“The data is clear – families of color, particularly African Americans, do not have equal access to mortgage lending in Buffalo compared to white households.”
Trump Tweets Conspiracy Theory About Injured Buffalo Protester
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One theory floated after the incident accused Gugino of rigging fake blood under his mask to flow upon his fall.
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VIDEO: Two Buffalo Officers Suspended After Violently Shoving Elderly Man
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in a tweet, called the incident “wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful.”
Peaceful Daytime Protest Turns Violent At Night, 2 Police Officers Injured In Buffalo
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Both officers, one a Buffalo Police officer and the other a New York State trooper, are currently in stable condition.
France Thanks Second WNY World War II Veteran With Legion of Honor
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She also spoke about the task of having to assist so many wounded individuals.
Back From ‘Six-Week Nightmare,’ Buffalo Visitor To Kashmir Talks About Lockdown
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Dr. Khalid Qazi was eventually able to return to the Buffalo area from Kashmir, but for weeks had no means to contact loved ones outside the disputed territory.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Talks Career, Challenges In Buffalo Visit
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BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a key figure in several major cases and landmark decisions. But on Monday, she made local history by becoming the first member of the nation’s highest court to receive an honorary degree from the University at Buffalo. Her appearance and remarks were just the first of two scheduled stops. Ginsburg delivered brief remarks and later engaged in a question-and-answer session with Law School dean Aviva Abramovsky. In both, Ginsburg spoke of the challenges she faced while entering law school, the peers who are only now receiving due recognition and the cases and decisions in which she directly participated.
New York Rolls Out Red (And White) Carpet For Polish 60 Million Congress
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Buffalo and Western New York are hosting a delegation from Poland that has come to this region in search of strengthened ties and new business and cultural
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Fundraising Continues For World War Two Vessel ‘The Sullivans’ in Buffalo
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The USS The Sullivansis a destroyer which is named for five brothers, all of whom were killed in action during World War II.
Riding An ATV Or Dirt Bike On Municipal Roads? Cops May Not Chase, But Say They’ll Find You.
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Officers typically will not get involved in a chase, out of concern for the safety of other motorists.
One Day After Buffalo Diocese Issues Report, Abuse Advocate Criticizes “Entire System”
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“No one who reported their abuse after March 1, 2018 has been allowed to be part of this program. And according to reports, 135 cases, claims, have been rejected by the two judges who are running this program.”
Veterans Travel Upstate To Help Ship, Park Prepare For Tourists
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They came to Buffalo from places including downstate New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to renew an annual tradition.
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Upstate Schools Punch Ticket to Men’s, Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament
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A few upstate schools heard their names called for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which begins this week.
Sailor In End-Of-War Celebratory Kiss Served On Ship Now Moored In Buffalo
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His spontaneous kiss of a passing woman in Times Square was captured on film and published by Life Magazine. George Mendonsa died last weekend at the age of 95 but a part of his life now rests docked in the waters of the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.
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“I’ll Never Forget”: Cornell Law Students On Border, Heading To Tijuana
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A group of Cornell Law Students and their professor have been volunteering on the Texas border this week. They are helping mothers and children in the largest family immigration detention center in the country to file asylum claims.
The center is in Dilley, Texas. A remote town of about 4,000 people located over an hour’s drive south of San Antonio. The students have been interviewing women about the experiences that caused them to flee their homes and seek asylum thousands of miles away. From there they will be interviewed by an asylum officer who will decide if they have a “credible fear”.
New Documentary Celebrates Buffalo’s “War of the Worlds (Two)”
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Fifty years ago this month, a Buffalo radio station paid tribute to one of the medium’s most legendary on-air dramas, a recreation of H.G. Wells’ novel War of the Worlds.
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What Would You Do With A Trillion Dollars? Students Respond Through Short Film.
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This is a short video collaboratively made by Buffalo Youth Media Institute students at the Buffalo Center for Art and Technology. The students were asked to explore the question of what they would do with a trillion dollars. Congratulations to student filmmakers Jefferson Manuel, Wilson Morerro, and Saeed Muhammad for winning the honor of ‘Best Social Commentary’ in the 2016 Rod Serling Film Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JqUkXBO4Pc&feature=youtu.be
The 2016 Rod Serling Film Festival will be held at the Art Mission & Theater on October 16, 2016 and all winning selections can be found here.