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With winter firmly behind us, New Yorkers prepare for the next wave of unpredictable weather. A heat advisory warning was issued by the Nation Weather Service. This week calls for temps in the 90s with merciful, albeit brief, lapses in the 70s. Bookending the heat advisory is the high probability of thunderstorms across Western New […]

Governor Kathy Hochul announced funding for the East Buffalo community, one month after the racially-motivated supermarket mass shooting. Hochul a Buffalo native, said the additional state and federal funding is about $3 million. It will immediately provide coverage for basic services such as food, transportation, and mental and social programs, as part of the state’s […]

Monroe County is offering cash incentives to keep recent college grads from from leaving the area. The pilot program is called Rochester Emerging Talent and Innovations Network, or RETAIN. It offers recent college graduates a $2,000 payment, providing they live and work in Monroe County for one year. Monroe County is currently accepting applications for businesses […]

After the news that the FDA recommended the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for ages 6 months and older, Florida is the only state to not pre-order COVID-19 vaccine doses for babies and toddlers. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the state’s outlier status, stating: “We encouraged Florida on several occasions to order vaccines. By […]

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for ages 6 months old up to 5 years and older. They are the last age group in the U.S. without access to COVID-19 vaccines. One FDA panel member, Dr. Jay Portnoy of Children’s Hospital in Kansas City, […]

WNBA star Britney Griner who’s been in a Russian jail for the last 5 months will remain in custody for least 2 to 3 more weeks. Grinder was taken into custody back in February after airport officials said they found a vape cartridge with an illegal substance in it. Let’s keep Britney Griner in our […]

According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms trade association gun sales for Black Americans rose 58 percent in 2020. It was the highest bump in gun sales of any ethnic group that year. In the first quarter of 2021, another NSSF report revealed 90 percent of gun retailers reported a general increase of […]

Ohio’s governor Mike DeWine just signed a bill into law Monday allowing Ohio school district employees to be armed. The law will require school district employees to have up to 24 hours of training  and 8 hours annual. The Ohio governor has also announced several other school safety measures and included a $100 million dollar […]

There’s another shortage that’s happening during these tough times. The latest product is tampons. Retailers and manufacturers acknowledge the shortage and confirm they’ve been seeing complaints all over social media for the last few months. Reports say the price of tampons have gone up 10% since last year. Click Here To Read More. Source: CNN

Is job hopping the reason for the Great Resignation?  According to a recent Pew Research survey the biggest factors are money and career growth. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of workers citing those as major or minor reasons they quit their jobs in 2021. Feeling disrespected at work came in third, with 57% of workers citing it […]