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Photo by PixabayA lawsuit alleging discriminatory traffic enforcement and ticketing practices by the Buffalo Police Department was in federal court Wednesday. -
Anja Clarke, Jack Reda, Kathy Carey and Dan WiltshireNPR asked readers for insights into their Halloween traditions and they did not disappoint. From unique offerings for trick-or-treaters to honoring loved ones, the activities are nowhere near sparse.
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The cleric takes over after Israel killed Hezbollah's longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb in late September. -
In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried. -
Geitaoui Hospital has Lebanon's only unit specializing in burn treatment. Since Israel launched an air and ground invasion of the country to fight Hezbollah, burn cases have mounted. -
A week before Election Day, Vice President Harris will use the backdrop to lay out the case for turning the page on the divisive and chaotic politics of her Republican opponent. -
A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump.
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On Monday's Scoreboard, we feature break downs of a ‘Won Buffalo’ weekend, as the Sabres won their third straight and the Bills threaded the needle in Seattle. Plus, we go into why the World Series is heading East at 2-0 Dodgers. And finally, we discuss an unprecedented move in local high school football playoffs going down this week. -
On Friday's Scoreboard...We preview the star-studded World Series matchup between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Buffalo Sabres have the chance Saturday to do something that took them five months to do last season. Canisius hockey hosts two Sabres draftees and top ranked Michigan State this weekend. Plus, a brief preview of the Bills game in Seattle, and a look ahead into basketball season, as two of WNY's best college teams meet on Sunday. -
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