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Union City Man Arrested for Felony DWI After Fleeing Crash in Chautauqua
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Union City Man Arrested for Felony DWI After Fleeing Crash in Chautauqua

(WNY News Now)CHAUTAUQUA, NY After allegedly escaping the scene of a crash in the Town of Chautauqua, a Pennsylvania man is facing several counts, including felony DWI. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reports that on January 31 at around 4:29 p.m., deputies were called to a single-vehicle property damage collision near the junction of East Chautauqua Street and Honeysette Road. Officers found the motorist had fled the scene upon arrival, but they were able to find him in the vicinity. It was discovered that the driver, Chad Gantz, 43, of Union City, Pennsylvania, was inebriated. After more research, it was discovered that Gantz was driving without a license, using alcohol in the car, and not having the necessary ignition interlock device installed. Gantz was arrested and charged wit...
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Noem says ‘due process will be followed’ for migrants at Guantanamo Bay
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Noem says ‘due process will be followed’ for migrants at Guantanamo Bay

Following President Donald Trump's announcement this week that his administration intends to house thousands of migrants at a military camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared on Sunday that "due process will be followed" for all migrants housed at Guantanamo Bay. "Due process will be followed, and having facilities at Guantanamo Bay will be an asset to us," Noem stated in an interview on Sunday's "Meet the Press" on NBC News. She also expressed gratitude for "the partnership of the DoD in getting that up to the level that it needs to get to in order to facilitate this repatriation of people back to their country." In his first two weeks in office, the Trump administration has made it a top priority to carry out his plans for the wholesale expulsion of...
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Israeli military destroys buildings in the West Bank
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Israeli military destroys buildings in the West Bank

Since removing part of its forces during the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, Israel has turned to the region, destroying over a dozen buildings in Jenin, a city in the occupied West Bank. Reuters was able to obtain footage of a series of explosions that tore through the city and sent smoke plumes upward. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced in a statement on Sunday that it had destroyed a number of structures in Jenin that were being utilized as terrorist infrastructure. There is currently no information on the number of casualties, if any. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel initiated an attack in Jenin last month in an effort to defeat terrorists. In less than two years, the Israeli army has made three significant incursions into the city, which has long been a...
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Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

His top-hatted handlers said Sunday from Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania that Punxsutawney Phil had seen his shadow and was forecasting six more weeks of snowy weather. The annual tradition of the woodchuck's weather forecast, which has its origins in European agriculture and has gained enormous popularity since Bill Murray's 1993 film Groundhog Day, was broadcast to a large audience. According to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, an early spring is predicted when Phil is reported to have failed to see his shadow. There will still be six weeks of winter before he sees it. What that entails may vary from person to person. An attempt to measure Phil's accuracy revealed that he was correct fewer than half the time, and he has predicted a longer winter significantly more frequently than ...
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DeepSeek AI: The New Chinese AI and Why Americans Should Be Cautious
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Cyber

DeepSeek AI: The New Chinese AI and Why Americans Should Be Cautious

DeepSeek AI is a new artificial intelligence model that came out of China and is positioned to compete with the top Western AI models. Although DeepSeek's technology seems sophisticated, there are significant worries about its data security, privacy ramifications, and possible government control, which raise red flags for users in the United States. What is DeepSeek AI? A sizable language model called DeepSeek AI was created in China and has features comparable to Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT. It can produce content, help with research, and respond to user questions in a conversational manner, just like its Western equivalents. However, users outside of China, particularly Americans, face serious hazards due to China's history of internet surveillance, censorship, and govern...
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Social Security Fairness Act Signed into Law, Ending Benefit Penalties for Public Servants
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Government

Social Security Fairness Act Signed into Law, Ending Benefit Penalties for Public Servants

The Social Security Fairness Act is now law, a move celebrated as a triumph for public employees nationwide. The Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), two laws that have long penalized public employees who have also received Social Security benefits from other jobs, are repealed by this historic legislation. Teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other public servants who have devoted their careers to serving their communities have been disproportionately impacted by the WEP and GPO. For people who also get a pension from a job where Social Security taxes were not paid, such as many state and local government jobs, these rules decreased or even abolished Social Security payments. To guarantee that public employees receive the full amount of Soc...
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Luka Doncic to the Lakers, Anthony Davis to the Mavs in blockbuster trade, AP source says
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Luka Doncic to the Lakers, Anthony Davis to the Mavs in blockbuster trade, AP source says

Last season, Luka Doncic guided Dallas to the NBA Finals. With the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis took home a title. They are currently switching teams in a huge blockbuster. Early on Sunday, a source with knowledge of the deal said that the Mavericks, the current Western Conference champions, were trading Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Davis. According to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris are going to the Lakers, while Davis and Max Christie are going to Dallas. This is because neither team is allowed to make the announcement until the league has approved the trade. According to the source, the Utah Jazz are also part of the agreement. Jalen Hood-Schifino and two draft picks are going to the ...
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Pump prices set to rise as Trump tariffs hit Canadian, Mexican oil
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Pump prices set to rise as Trump tariffs hit Canadian, Mexican oil

Analysts and fuel dealers predict that President Donald Trump's decision on Saturday to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil will result in higher gas prices for American consumers. The anticipated increase in fuel costs illustrates the dual nature of Trump's trade barriers, which are intended to support local companies and put pressure on the United States' neighbors to stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling. However, they will also go against his pledges to address inflation. About 4 million barrels of Canadian oil are imported into the United States daily, with refiners in the Midwest processing 70% of this supply. Additionally, it imports more than 450,000 barrels per day of Mexican oil, primarily for refiners located along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Higher product...
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How tracking blood sugar with continuous glucose monitoring may be helpful
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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How tracking blood sugar with continuous glucose monitoring may be helpful

Does monitoring blood sugar have any advantages for healthy individuals? Blood sugar monitoring has joined the trend of tracking sleep and activity, and according to some longevity experts, lowering variations during the day can help prevent heart disease, even in those without diabetes. Small gadgets called continuous glucose monitors, or CGMs, track blood sugar levels in real time and can provide users with information about how their bodies are responding to stress, food, sleep, and exercise. Newer models can pair with a smartphone to provide blood sugar readings all day long and attach to the user's arm. Since their first approval by the Food and Drug Administration in 1999, CGMs have only historically been prescribed to individuals with diabetes. Two blood sugar monitors have recently...
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Trump is waging war against his own government
2Feb By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Trump is waging war against his own government

Washington President Donald Trump is testing the limits of his authority to change the scope, function, and nonpartisan nature of government without Congress, and less than two weeks into his term, he is waging war against his own government, instilling a deep sense of fear in federal employees and recipients of federal aid. primarily utilizing the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management, two obscure organizations Trump has made it easier to dismiss tens of thousands of federal employees, tried to cut off money for a wide range of domestic and overseas assistance programs, and started a campaign to pressure more to leave their positions. The underlying executive order is still in effect, and the federal employees in charge of implementing it are left to c...
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