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A number of federally supported programs aimed at helping families in need are at risk under President Trump’s proposed budget. This includes expected cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits. However, there’s also uncertainty surrounding Head Start programs, which offer education and child care for low-income families. Just over one week ago, House Republicans passed President […]
Mondelez International is suing Aldi, claiming the retailer copies its snack packaging to mislead customers into buying store-brand look-alikes. The lawsuit cites similarities in design, font, and colors on products resembling Oreos, Nutter Butter, and Wheat Thins. Mondelez seeks damages and a court order to stop the sales. Aldi accused by Oreo maker Mondelez of […]
Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, has died at the age of 70, He passed away in Los Angeles following a brief illness, according to a local Barbados outlet. Rihanna’s Father, Ronald Fenty, Dead at 70
Authorities are continuing their search for a 5-year-old boy who fell into the Genesee River on Sunday afternoon. Around 4:40 p.m., police received multiple reports of a child going over a railing into the water. The boy had been walking with his mother, who was pushing another child in a stroller, when he ran ahead, […]
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and producer Lena Waithe discussed Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer-winning play Purpose, which delves into the intergenerational struggles of a Black family in Chicago. Waithe draws parallels to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, praising Purpose for its updated exploration of masculinity, shame, queerness, and familial obligation. The play centers on the character Solomon, […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that New York State risks losing federal education funding and may face a Justice Department probe over its ban on Native American mascots, claiming the move violates civil rights laws. During a visit to Massapequa High School, which refuses to retire its “Chiefs” mascot, McMahon called the statewide […]
Olympic athletes Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, and Tara Davis-Woodhall have joined the ownership team of the Athlos Track & Field League, founded by Alexis Ohanian in 2024 to reshape post-Olympic opportunities for athletes. The trio’s involvement brings visibility, credibility, and athlete-centered leadership to the new league, which aims to offer sustainable careers and prize money […]
Robert Bornt, a 54-year-old NYSDOT Highway Maintenance Supervisor and fire chief of Hoosick Falls, died from injuries sustained in a work zone accident in Pittstown, New York. Bornt was struck by a vehicle on Route 7 during a flagging operation and airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he passed away. The incident has prompted an […]
The Town of Greece has officially opened a new skate park at the Town Hall campus off Long Pond Road, providing a fresh space for skaters to hone their skills. The 27,000-square-foot park welcomes skaters of all ages and skill levels, said Town Supervisor Bill Reilich. The grand opening took place Thursday afternoon, and the […]
A new long-term study out of Finland has officially confirmed what your metabolism, your hangovers, and that weird back pain have been trying to tell you: your late 30s and 40s are the most important decade for your long-term health. Researchers followed a group of people born in 1959 in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä […]
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