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Today's Big Stories
1. Legislation honoring Buffalo mass shooting victim would create federal ban on military-grade body armor for civilians
Wednesday marks three years since the racially motivated mass shooting that killed 10 Black people at a Tops store in Buffalo. Legislation is now being introduced in honor of one of the Buffalo mass shooting victims.
2. Jefferson Ave. business owners come together to promote prosperity 3 years after 5/14 mass shooting
Decades of neglect, a pandemic and a racist mass shooting have all contributed to the decline of Buffalo's East Side
3. Plan to close 3 New York prisons included in finalized state budget
Included in New York's 2025-26 state budget is a plan to close three prisons in a continued effort to reform the state's prison system.
4. How police departments across upstate are trying to reduce worrying summer trend
You’ve undoubtedly been out and about more in your neighborhood as the weather gets nicer. But has your neighborhood gotten louder? It’s that time of the year when what police call “quality of life" calls start rolling in.
5. U.S. and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days
U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war to allow for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.
6. House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care
House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
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Beekeepers across the U.S. see unprecedented honeybee die-offs
Beekeepers around the U.S. have seen many of their bees die of an unknown cause over the winter this year. New York’s largest apiary was spared, but others weren’t so lucky.
“Based on early numbers that are coming in, it’s suggestive that this will be the biggest loss of honeybee colonies in U.S. history,” said Scott McArt, director of the Dyce Lab for Honeybee Studies at Cornell University.
