Salamanca man charged with murder in city
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Salamanca man charged with murder in city
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
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A new chief judge for NY, the sequel
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
A new chief judge for NY, the sequel
Mar 27, 2023
Once again, the 12 members of the state Commission on Judicial Nomination — appointed by the bipartisan leadership of the Legislature, the governor an...
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Share digital ad revenue
Share digital ad revenue
Mar 27, 2023
Big social media platforms make billions of dollars by attaching advertising to content sought by users. It’s a bonanza regarding news, because the pl...
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Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday
News, NY State News
Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday
MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press 
Mar 23, 2023
NEW YORK — The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments met on other matters Thursday, further delaying a vote on whet...
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Langworthy introduces Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act
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Langworthy introduces Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act
Olean Times Herald staff 
Mar 23, 2023
WASHINGTON — Congressional representatives from New York state and the Northeast are touting a new bill to help dairy farmers. As part of National Agr...
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Crackdown proposed for illegal pot shops in New York
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Crackdown proposed for illegal pot shops in New York
MICHAEL HILL Associated Press 
Mar 23, 2023
ALBANY — New York authorities would be given expanded power to shut down illegal pot shops and levy fines of up to $200,000 under legislation proposed...
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20 years after the US invasion of Iraq
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20 years after the US invasion of Iraq
BYRON YORK 
Mar 22, 2023
It’s been two decades since, on March 19, 2003, United States forces invaded Iraq. President George W. Bush ordered the invasion to neutralize what he...
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NY’s most egregious tax break?
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NY’s most egregious tax break?
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Mar 21, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — I’m a fan of the Boston Celtics, which means, among other things, that I’m not especially inclined to give owners of New York basketbal...
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Law students ignore … the law
Law students ignore … the law
Mar 21, 2023
The disdain law students and their administrators show the First Amendment and differing viewpoints should be a major societal concern. Earlier this m...
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Smaller Pa. Legislature unlikely
Smaller Pa. Legislature unlikely
Mar 21, 2023
The migratory swallows that famously return on the same day each year to Capistrano, California, were due Sunday. Another perennial event, in this cas...
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Lobby group linked to ads that boost Hochul agenda
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Lobby group linked to ads that boost Hochul agenda
JOSHUA SOLOMON Times Union, Albany 
Mar 21, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — A lobbying group with apparent, but nondescript, ties to the Democratic Governors Association is pushing a campaign to back key proposa...
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Biden and Democrats’ chronic crime problem
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Biden and Democrats’ chronic crime problem
BYRON YORK 
Mar 15, 2023
What’s one good clue that President Joe Biden really intends to run for reelection in 2024? He is trying to distance himself from the Democratic Party...
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Adopt transparency, open government in NY
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
Adopt transparency, open government in NY
Mar 14, 2023
It’s Sunshine Week, a nationwide annual occurrence when open government advocates and the press push for greater transparency in how the public’s busi...
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