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New York’s Puppy Mill Ban to Transform Pet Sales Starting December 15
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Community Concerns

New York’s Puppy Mill Ban to Transform Pet Sales Starting December 15

(WNY News Now) A new age of humane pet adoption in New York will soon begin with the implementation of a historic law that aims to stop the horrific funnel that runs from puppy mills to retail pet stores.NEW YORK Licensed pet dealers with retail locations were informed yesterday by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it will be unlawful to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits in New York as of December 15. The goal of the pet sale ban is to put an end to puppy mills, which are hazardous, large-scale breeding enterprises where animals are frequently abused and have major health problems. The condition of the animals bred by puppy mills is frequently misrepresented, and sick pups are sent to retail establishments, costing families hundreds of dollars in veterinary care. Retail pet shops...
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Governor Hochul Announces Full Containment of Jennings Creek Wildfire After 14 Days of Intense Effort
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Governor Hochul Announces Full Containment of Jennings Creek Wildfire After 14 Days of Intense Effort

New York's largest wildfire since 2008 is successfully contained by firefighters.(WNY News Now)After 14 days of ceaseless efforts by state, local, and out-of-state firefighting crews, Sterling Forest State Park, NY Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed yesterday that the Jennings Creek wildfire, which had been burning in Sterling Forest State Park close to the New York-New Jersey border, is now completely contained. The largest wildfire to hit New York since 2008 has now been successfully put out.Firefighters and professionals from all around the state battled the Jennings Creek wildfire for two weeks, and today they were able to completely control it, according to Governor Hochul.We started a coordinated reaction right away, using every resource at our disposal to assist our first responders in...
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Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83

NEW YORK Alice Brock, whose restaurant in Massachusetts served as the inspiration for Arlo Guthrie's famous Thanksgiving classic, Alice's Restaurant Massacree, passed away at the age of 83. Guthrie revealed her passing on his own Rising Son Records' Facebook page on Friday, only one week before Thanksgiving. She passed away in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where she lived for about 40 years, according to Guthrie, who also mentioned that her health was deteriorating. Additional information was not immediately available. Guthrie wrote, "This Thanksgiving will be the first without her." Alice sounded like her normal self when we spoke on the phone a few weeks ago. Despite the fact that we knew we would never have another opportunity to speak, we joked around and shared a few good laughs. A ...
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Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing; Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing; Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped

United Arab Emirates' DUBAI As tensions with Iran remain high, Israeli authorities raised the possibility on Saturday that an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who was living in the United Arab Emirates may have been abducted. Unnamed security sources cited by Israeli media suggested that Zvi Kogan, who has been missing since Thursday midday, might have been abducted. Without providing further details, the Israeli prime minister's office reported Kogan's disappearance on Saturday night. His absence coincides with Iran's threats of retaliation against Israel following an October strike that targeted Israel's sensitive military installations. Amid the Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon and the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip, Tehran has launched missile attacks on Israel twice. A request for...
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Idaho teen arrested after dead newborn found in baby box at hospital
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Idaho teen arrested after dead newborn found in baby box at hospital

More than a month after a dead baby was discovered in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot, an Idaho adolescent was taken into custody, according to the police. On October 13, a medical team responded to an alarm alerting them that an infant had been placed in the medical center, and within a minute, the newborn girl was taken out of the box. However, according to a news release from Safe Haven Baby Boxes last month, it was found that the newborn had been dead for a long time when she was put in the baby box. According to a news release issued by the Blackfoot Police Department on Friday, "The Safe Haven Baby Box is intended to safely and anonymously allow custodial parents to surrender a newborn under 30 days old without legal repercussions, provided the ...
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Chautauqua Driver Arrested for DWI After Crashing on Plank Rd
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Chautauqua Driver Arrested for DWI After Crashing on Plank Rd

(WNY News Now) After a collision in the Town of Chautauqua on November 16, 2024, a 51-year-old Randolph man was taken into custody for driving under the influence.Chautauqua, New York. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office was called to a car collision on Plank Road in the Town of Chautauqua at around 5:35 p.m. on the evening of November 16, 2024. It was discovered that the driver, Rusty Ernewein, 51, of Randolph, had been operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.Deputies found that Ernewein had been driving his car while inebriated after doing additional investigation. Following his arrest, he was accused of failure to keep right, driving while intoxicated (DWI), and consuming alcohol while operating a motor vehicle.Ernewein has been processed and will subsequently appear before the...
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Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial

Only Palestinian suspects can be detained indefinitely without trial, according to Israel's new defense minister, who also stated that security forces will no longer impose administrative detention orders on Jewish residents in the occupied West Bank. The controversial policy revisions, which come amid the battles in Gaza and Lebanon and the election of President-elect Donald Trump, are the most recent manifestation of an emboldened Israeli far-right. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's longtime supporter Israel Katz, who was named defense minister earlier in November, made the announcement on Friday. According to Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, 3,340 Palestinians were detained in administrative custody in June, more than twice as many as were detained prior to the October 7, ...
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Abortion rights advocates prepare for legal battles over newly passed ballot measures
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Abortion rights advocates prepare for legal battles over newly passed ballot measures

In a number of states where voters this month adopted constitutional amendments to preserve or increase access to abortion, reproductive rights organizations are getting ready for court cases. The organizations that supported seven of the ten pro-abortion rights measures on the national ballot in November are now trying to make sure they are executed smoothly, especially in areas where the amendments will overturn state abortion bans. In conservative Missouri, where they see one of the most draconian restrictions in the nation, abortion rights organizations are preparing for an exceptionally difficult battle. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Missouri outlawed nearly all abortions, with the exception of those performed in cases of medical emergency and to save th...
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Art world shrugs at $6 million banana-based ‘Comedian’ purchase as high-end market seeks to regain footing
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Art world shrugs at $6 million banana-based ‘Comedian’ purchase as high-end market seeks to regain footing

A piece of art that was overtly titled "Comedian" didn't appeal to the majority of art buyers. It should come as no surprise that the comedian is merely a banana duct taped to a wall. Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist, created the piece, which made a big impression at the 2019 Art Basel fair in Miami but also drew as many laughs as praise from critics. However, Comedian sold for $6.24 million on Wednesday, including $1 million in fees, giving Cattelan the last laugh. Justin Sun, a 34-year-old Chinese cryptocurrency platform founder who is headquartered in Switzerland, was quickly identified as the buyer. On his X feed, Sunconfirmed the purchase, stating that it was a cultural phenomena that connects the Bitcoin community, memes, and the realm of art. I think this work will become part o...
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Trump showed larger-than-average gains among the highly educated, Asian Americans and Black people
25Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Trump showed larger-than-average gains among the highly educated, Asian Americans and Black people

Thousands of tiny changes in American voting patterns contributed to Donald Trump's triumph. 85.2% of counties nationwide supported Trump. Additionally, the median vote margin in the nation moved 3.2 percentage points to the right when comparing the voting patterns of each county in the 2020 and 2024 elections. It's important to note that while Vice President Kamala Harris struggled to match President Joe Biden's 2020 numbers, underperforming in three out of four counties, Trump improved on his 2020 performance even in counties where he lost. An NBC News review of U.S. Census Bureau data and election outcomes found that this caused the electoral map to shift across demographic lines. The analysis discovered: Asian American communities saw significant rightward shifts in the Northeast...
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