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City of Buffalo celebrates Pride with annual parade, festival
Thousands were in attendance for the annual parade in Elmwood and festival at Canalside.
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Biden orders 20-year ban on oil, gas drilling around tribal site in New Mexico
Hundreds of square miles in New Mexico will be withdrawn from further oil and gas production for the next 20 years on the outskirts of Chaco Culture National Historical Park that tribal communities consider sacred, the Biden administration ordered Friday.
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‘I was speechless’: Teen cashier at Pizza Ranch gets $2,500 tip from customer
It’s not easy being different as a teenager. That’s why a customer at an Independence Pizza Ranch felt compelled to hand $2,500 to a cashier after seeing how the 16-year-old carried himself.
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Actor Danny Masterson convicted of two counts of rape at second Los Angeles trial
Actor Danny Masterson was convicted of two counts of rape Wednesday after his second trial on charges that he sexually assaulted three women he met through the Church of Scientology, ending a years-long legal saga that marked a rare instance of the controversial faith’s practices being dragged into a courtroom.
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Aubrey Plaza's satirical ad for 'wood milk' violated federal law, a new complaint says
A nonprofit has accused a "Got Milk?" advert featuring "The White Lotus" actor Aubrey Plaza of violating federal laws. The ad, which was created using funding from a US Department of Agriculture program to promote dairy milk, features Plaza talking up "Wood Milk," a milk alternative made from trees. At the end of the spot, she reveals that the product is fake. "Only real milk is real," Plaza said.
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New York passes first-in-nation law to ban gas and other fossil fuels
The ban on gas in new buildings could face legal challenges, but marks a new milestone in the energy transition sought by climate activists.
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Trump admitting the Bible blows his book away during interview goes viral
The former president has touted his love for the Bible but came under scrutiny in 2015 after refusing to answer a question about his favorite scripture verses.
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The Disturbing CIA Iceberg - Part 2
The CIA certainty has committed their share of naughty no-nos over the years, this iceberg contains basically all of them...that they allow us to know about
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A boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him
Nakala Murry says her son doesn't understand what happened to him. "His words to me were: 'Why did he shoot me? What did I do?' "
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Treasury's Yellen says June 5 is last date for debt ceiling to be raised
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday set a deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government would default if Congress does not increase the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling by June 5. Yellen had previously said a default could potentially happen as early as June 1, but is now characterizing June 5 as the precise deadline.
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The Massive Fine The EU Hit Meta With… Is Really About The NSA, Not Meta
You may have heard the news that the EU hit Meta with a $1.3 billion fine for violating EU “data privacy rules” and assumed that this was just Meta being Meta and being bad about your privacy. But …
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Racism and xenophobia partially explain Trump supporters' heightened acceptance of political violence, study finds
Supporters of former President Donald Trump are more likely to endorse political violence and have positive assessments of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, according to new findings published in American Politics Research. The study provides evidence that these individuals are also motivated by racial animus and anti-foreigner attitudes, which partially explain their heightened acceptance of political violence.
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Heat Wave and Blackout Would Send Half of Phoenix to E.R., Study Says
If a multiday blackout in Phoenix coincided with a heat wave, nearly half the population would require emergency department care for heat stroke or other heat-related illnesses, a new study suggests. While Phoenix was the most extreme example, the study warned that other cities are also at risk. Since 2015, the number of major blackouts nationwide has more than doubled.
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The Disturbing CIA Iceberg
The CIA certainty has committed their share of naughty no-nos over the years, this iceberg contains basically all of them...that they allow us to know about
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How the American Dream convinces people loneliness is normal
American lore is full of tales of the lone cowboy, the rugged individualist who will do what needs to be done. But, in reality, loneliness in the U.S. can be deadly: this month, the U.S. surgeon general declared it an epidemic
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The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking
The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. That's according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute.
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'I got a check the other day for $8': TV and film writers share why they're on strike
Entertainment writers are striking coast to coast. The clever signs they’re holding up on the picket lines (“Don’t pay us peanuts to write ‘Billions’”) are often as creative as their work. Every three years, the Writers Guild of America, the TV and film writers’ union, negotiates a contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. It’s intended to cover issues such as minimum pay for various projects, health insurance and workplace safety.
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IRS whistleblower to break his silence on LDS Church finances, will speak on ‘60 Minutes’
This Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes” will lead off with a report about the finances of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and will feature an on-camera interview with a former senior portfolio manager from the faith’s investment wing who turned whistleblower.
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Attleboro middle school time capsule found after 25 years
Mystery solved! After forgetting where former students at Attleboro's Brennan Middle School buried their time capsule more than 25 years ago, a search team found it Wednesday. A ground-penetrating radar was brought in to find the exact location and it took about 20 minutes to end the mystery.
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Dave Chappelle rails on San Francisco at surprise live show
A half-hour into the Dave Chappelle show Thursday night at the Masonic, the crowd started yelling. They yelled that they loved him. They yelled to ask him to repeat lines from his old Comedy Central show. They yelled because they wanted to know what he thought of the homeless person who got sprayed with a hose in San Francisco earlier this year.
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