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Biden officials approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
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A part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the Dali, a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship, crashed into it.
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The authors teach a course at the University of California Berkeley on using scientific tools to approach everyday problems. Now, they've turned it into a book called "Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense."
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- Theater Talk: Anthony likes Shea's next Season lineup, last weekend to see shows before "Easter Break" (see listings for April openings)
- Theater Talk: QUICKIES not quick, but funny, PRELUDE TO A KISS stars Pine and Deese, many shows continue (see listings)
- Poet Hanesworth takes lessons from 'Before and After Again'
- Theater Talk: Brazen Faced Varlets' satisfying HAMLET, Bellissima's PRELUDE TO A KISS (see listings), and a tip to visit TheaterTalkBuffalo.com
WBFO Disabilities Beat
- Disabilities Beat: On World Down Syndrome Day, let’s stop infantilizing adults
- Disabilities Beat: A decade-long fight to expand how far paratransit goes in New York State
- Disabilities Beat: How the New York State budget could impact sports access for disabled athletes
- Disabilities Beat: Can local language access laws conflict with disability law? The short answer is no
WBFO Racial Equity Beat
- BPS students join scholars, anti-violence leaders for gun violence summit
- Driving while Black in Buffalo? You’re over 3x more likely to get stopped by police compared to a white person
- A Buffalo church founded during the Civil Rights Movement is using faith to oppose racism
- What can Buffalo learn from Charleston's experiences since the attack at Mother Emanuel AME?
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Maynor Suazo Sandoval left Honduras when he was 20 and built a new life in the U.S. He is one of the missing workers from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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The EPA has finalized the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty trucks, a category that includes everything from buses to garbage trucks.
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When Yale's marching band wasn't able to make it to March Madness, the Sound of Idaho stepped in — and went viral. A week later, Connecticut's governor proclaimed a "University of Idaho Day."
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Sheryl Crow announced her final album in 2019. She has since reconsidered her position. Her 2024 album is called Evolution.
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The price of cocoa is on a wild historic ride: It topped the all-time record before Valentine's Day and almost doubled since then, in time for Easter. The culprit is the weather.
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Filmmaker Morgan Neville dives into a surprisingly enigmatic comic in his two-part Apple TV+ documentary.
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Scientists think the timing of exercise might matter for performance — and for your overall health. Here's what to know about their latest findings.
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Local Union 621 is recruiting in the Southern Tier, for its skilled construction craft laborer apprentice program.
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Tonight, the sky will be busy with a penumbral eclipse, a Jupiter and Mercury sighting, a comet, and possibly the Northern Lights.
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A list of events and locations in Western New York and Southern Ontario where you can experience the Solar Eclipse.
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Join 1 million other eclipse viewers and help NASA photograph the eclipse.
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The city budgeted to take over $3 million in cannabis tax revenue this fiscal year, but has only collected around $66,000 so far. That’s a measly 2% of the budgeted revenue.
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Jason Komenski from AT&T gives us some tips for our cellphones to have the best experience during the Solar Eclipse.
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A "sacred space." That is how some are describing "Before and After Again," the exhibition at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum that is dedicated to the victims of May 14, 2022 and their families.
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For every dollar a man earns in the region, a woman earns around 90 cents.
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WBFO The Bridge is taking over WBFO Fridays from 7pm to 9pm and Saturdays from 8pm to midnight! For those who just can't get enough Alternative Music in their lives. Hear the best of Alternative with WBFO The Bridge on WBFO every Friday and Saturday night on 88.7 FM.