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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is sponsoring legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase military-style semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity ammunition clips from 18 to 21, the same age requirement that
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills backup defensive tackle DeWayne Carter will miss the season after tearing his Achilles tendon, two people with...
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ALLEGANY — Portville and Ellicottville both left Saturday’s Gator Cup consolation match with positives to build on in a game where the final score sho...
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OLEAN ─ For 120 years, the SPCA in Cattaraugus County has served as the largest 501(c)(3) non-profit animal shelter in the Southern Tier, but today, t...
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