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Byron Brown officially resigned from the office of Buffalo mayor today.
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Nathalia Angarita for NPRIn the town of Juntas, in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia, the community gathers for Holy Week every year to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River. -
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With Byron Brown now officially out as Buffalo mayor, he has said one of the primary reasons for leaving reasons is to help his wife raise their young great-niece and great-nephew. -
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