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By CHRIS WADE The Center Square

April 8, 2026

NY lawmakers steered $83 million to pet projects

ALBANY — New York State lawmakers steered tens of millions of dollars in pork barrel spending to p...

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State & Union: Genesis House flower sale runs through May 7

April 8, 2026

April showers may bring May flowers, but in Olean, spring also signals the return of one of the community’s most cherished traditions — the annual Gen...

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Police reports 4/8/26

April 8, 2026

Salamanca Police Saturday, 12:52 p.m. , Shally S. Seneca, 32, of Irving, was arrested on a bench warrant. Seneca was held pending arraignment. Sunday...

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April 8, 2026

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The following people recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most sel...

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ConnectLife blood drive at Olean General Hospital

April 8, 2026

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital will host a community blood drive beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday in partnership with ConnectLife, the region’s community ...

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How Trump went from threatening Iran’s annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran

By AAMER MADHANI, WILL WEISSERT, JOSH BOAK and FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

April 8, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, over the course of a single day, went from threatening Iran with "annihilation" to proclaiming that the batt...

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