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“It’s a Wonderful Life” Comes to Life in Jamestown with Exclusive 1940s Radio Play Experience
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Arts & Music

“It’s a Wonderful Life” Comes to Life in Jamestown with Exclusive 1940s Radio Play Experience

(WNY News Now) For a special, limited-edition production of It's a Wonderful Life this holiday season, Jamestown's Robert H. Jackson Center is transformed into a vintage 1940s radio station.This holiday season, a special production of the well-known tale It's a Wonderful Life will take audiences back in time for just four performances. You are cordially invited to the Cappa Theatre at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, which is transformed into a mystical 1940s environment.This classic story moves from movie to stage in the unusual setting of WMTA, a radio station from the 1940s. This unique production is a live replay of It's a Wonderful Life in the captivating manner of an old-fashioned radio show. The beloved characters of George Bailey, Mary, Clarence, and the rest of the Bed...
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Massive Cocaine Trafficking Network Dismantled: 20 Arrests, 20 Firearms, 12.5 Pounds of Cocaine Seized
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Arrests

Massive Cocaine Trafficking Network Dismantled: 20 Arrests, 20 Firearms, 12.5 Pounds of Cocaine Seized

(WNY News Now) A cocaine trafficking network based in Philadelphia has been dismantled by law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, leading to 20 arrests, the seizure of 20 firearms, and the discovery of a vast amount of illegal drugs.HARRISBURG — In the greater Philadelphia area, 20 alleged cocaine traffickers were charged by Attorney General Michelle Henry, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the New Jersey State Police. According to detectives, the traffickers utilized firearms to defend their extensive operation.Earlier this month, authorities carried out dozens of search warrants, resulting in the seizure of 20 people, including Anthony Bang Blake, the suspected leader of the operation, and the discovery of 20 weapons, 12.5 pounds of cocaine, and other substances. With a...
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Flooding in California as more winds are set to hit battered Northwest
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Flooding in California as more winds are set to hit battered Northwest

While an atmospheric river continued to pour heavy rain on California, forecasters warned of more strong winds coming to the stricken Pacific Northwest. According to the tracking website poweroutage.us, more than 200,000 homes and businesses in Washington state, which was struck by winds of up to 70 mph this week as part of a "bomb cyclone" off the coast, were still without electricity Thursday night. The storm started Tuesday and officials reported that two individuals were killed by falling trees in the state. Additionally, a low pressure system offshore is expected to bring more high winds to the Pacific Northwest starting Friday, with forecasts ranging from 45 to 65 mph. "Power outages are possible and unsecured items may get blown over," the agency cautioned. An "atmospheric river" in...
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Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani win MLB MVP awards
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Yankees’ Aaron Judge and Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani win MLB MVP awards

MLB announced on Thursday that Aaron Judge, the center fielder for the New York Yankees, and Shohei Ohtani, the designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, had been chosen the National League and American League MVPs, respectively. In 2021 and 2023, the 30-year-old Ohtani was named the AL MVP. He led the NL in the latter two categories with a.310 batting average, 54 home runs, and 130 RBI in his debut season with the Dodgers. Ohtani finished second in hits and first in OPS for the league. Ohtani was the first big leaguer to ever record at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season. He also stole 59 bases, which was second among all players, in addition to his skill at the plate. After spending the first six years of his Major League Baseball career with the Los Angeles An...
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Could Matt Gaetz decide to keep his House seat? It’s complicated.
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Could Matt Gaetz decide to keep his House seat? It’s complicated.

Questions have been raised concerning Matt Gaetz's political future ever since he resigned from the House and later withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick. Gaetz was re-elected this month to serve in his Florida district when the next Congress convenes in January, despite his resignation from the current Congress last week. Which begs the question: Could he come back? Here's some information. Gaetz can't return to Congress this year Gaetz's official position in the current 118th Congress came to an end when he filed his resignation. In the remaining weeks of this Congress, he will not be able to regain his seat. A resignation normally cannot be revoked and takes effect on the terms specified, according to the House's so-called...
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Trump names longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Trump names longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws

President-elect Donald Trump ended a turbulent week for his prior pick, Matt Gaetz, by appointing longtime buddy Pam Bondi as his new attorney general on Thursday. Hours after Gaetz removed his name from consideration due to heightened scrutiny over sexual misconduct claims, Bondi was promoted. Bondi would head the Justice Department and establish the guidelines for federal investigations and prosecutions if he were confirmed. Some of Trump's detractors worry that he would use his administration to exact revenge on them, which is why he chose him to be the country's top law enforcement official. "The partisan Department of Justice has been used as a weapon against Republicans like me for far too long." Trump stated on Truth Social, "Not anymore.""Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended ...
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Gunmen attack Pakistan passenger vehicles, killing at least 38 people
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Gunmen attack Pakistan passenger vehicles, killing at least 38 people

Pakistan's Peshawar At least 38 people were killed and 29 injured when gunmen opened fire on passenger cars in a tribal area in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, according to Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, the chief secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A lady and a kid were among those killed in the incident, which took place in the Kurram tribal district, Chaudhry said, adding: It's a big tragedy and the death toll is going to climb. Due to a territorial dispute in the tribal region that borders Afghanistan, armed Shia and Sunni Muslims have been at odds for decades. No group took ownership of the incident. Ziarat Hussain, a local Parachinar resident, told Reuters over the phone that armed men opened fire on two passenger vehicle convoys, one from Peshawar to Parachinar and another from Para...
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Matt Gaetz withdraws his bid for attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Matt Gaetz withdraws his bid for attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations

On Thursday, former Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, declared that he will not be running for president-elect Donald Trump's attorney general position. Numerous claims of sexual misconduct, including having sex with a teenager at a party in 2017, clouded Gaetz's future. The House Ethics Committee, which had been looking into Gaetz, was informed that a 17-year-old girl had two sex encounters with the then-congressman during the party, according to a source who spoke to NBC News on Thursday. She described the second encounter in a deposition in a related civil lawsuit and in testimony to the House Ethics Committee. According to a source, there was another adult woman involved in the second sexual encounter. The first outlet to report on the fresh accusations was CNN. Gae...
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Trump names longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Trump names longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws

President-elect Donald Trump ended a turbulent week for his prior pick, Matt Gaetz, by appointing longtime buddy Pam Bondi as his new attorney general on Thursday. Hours after Gaetz removed his name from consideration due to heightened scrutiny over sexual misconduct claims, Bondi was promoted. Bondi would head the Justice Department and establish the guidelines for federal investigations and prosecutions if he were confirmed. Some of Trump's detractors worry that he would use his administration to exact revenge on them, which is why he chose him to be the country's top law enforcement official. "The partisan Department of Justice has been used as a weapon against Republicans like me for far too long." Trump stated on Truth Social, "Not anymore.""Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended ...
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Republican senators offer mixed reactions to the Pete Hegseth police report
22Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Republican senators offer mixed reactions to the Pete Hegseth police report

Following the release of a police report regarding sexual assault allegations against him, Senate Republicans responded in a variety of ways Thursday to President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will appoint Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, who has been accused of sexual assault, to head the Defense Department. While some senators expressed apprehension, others praised Trump's choice. One senator told NBC News, "I don't care," in response to a police report that was made public on Wednesday regarding a 2017 sexual assault claim against Hegseth. When asked if the sexual assault report made him reconsider Hegseth's potential appointment to Trump's Cabinet, Members of the Armed Services Committee, including Senator Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., stated, "It's a pretty big problem, given th...
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