Saturday, August 26, 2017

2 tornadoes confirmed in Buffalo area on Thursday and other top stories.

  • 2 tornadoes confirmed in Buffalo area on Thursday

    2 tornadoes confirmed in Buffalo area on Thursday
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Power is still out for about 3,000 utility customers in a section of western New York where two tornadoes touched down just a few miles ...
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  • In Saliva, Clues to a 'Ghost' Species of Ancient Human

    In Saliva, Clues to a 'Ghost' Species of Ancient Human
    In saliva, scientists have found hints that a “ghost” species of archaic humans may have contributed genetic material to ancestors of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa today. The research adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that sexual rendezvous between different archaic human species may not have been unusual. Past studies have concluded that the forebears of modern humans in Asia and Europe interbred with other early hominin species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. The new ..
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  • One of OJ's parole board commissioner's wore an NFL tie

    One of OJ's parole board commissioner's wore an NFL tie
    The world’s most popular Buffalo Bill just won parole – thanks to a Kansas City Chiefs fan. The Internet is losing it over the Nevada parole board commissioner who opted to wear his finest red-and-gold striped Chiefs tie Thursday for O.J. Simpson’s highly televised parole hearing. Adam Endel was one of four commissioners who voted to grant Simpson parole stemming from his 2008 conviction in a hotel heist of sports memorabilia. “All I can see is the parole board member wearing a Kansas C..
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  • New York gets 75000 applications for free tuition program

    New York gets 75000 applications for free tuition program
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — About 75,000 people who applied for New York's first-in-the-nation tuition-free college program are finding out whether they will start the ...
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  • 8th Circ. Asked To Revisit $32M Blue Buffalo False Ad Deal

    By Sophia Morris Law360, New York (July 20, 2017, 7:03 PM EDT) -- A class member told the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday that the panel was wrong to uphold a ruling that approved a $32 million settlement between Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd. and a class of consumers in a pet food false advertising suit, urging the court to grant his request for an en banc rehearing.Gary W. Sibley, a class member who appealed the district court's approval of the settlement and the $8 million in attorneys..
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  • K9 Handlers Prepare To Save Police Dogs From Overdoses

    K9 Handlers Prepare To Save Police Dogs From Overdoses
    BUFFALO GROVE, IL — Police dogs are trained to sniff, but just one sniff can be deadly with increasingly potent artificial narcotics on the street. Because police canines face such a significant risk of exposure to extremely potent and highly dangerous synthetic opiods, a new program in Lake County is training their handlers to administer antidotes. The law enforcement training curriculum was created by a partnership between the office of Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim, TOPS Kennel in..
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  • Iconix (ICON) Acquires Remaining 50% Stake in Iconix Canada

    Iconix (ICON) Acquires Remaining 50% Stake in Iconix Canada
    The Iconix Brand Group, Inc. ICON has recently bought back the remaining 50% interest in Iconix Canada from its joint-venture partner for $19 million. As per the agreement, Iconix paid $12 million, while the remaining $7 million would be paid in the next two years.   Iconix has been forming international joint ventures since 2008 and seeks to monetize its brands through these operations, which have significantly contributed to its revenues. Moreover, expanding international business is a vit..
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  • Buffalo Wild Wings COO James Schmidt to retire

    Buffalo Wild Wings COO James Schmidt to retire
    James Schmidt is retiring as COO of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. effective Aug. 14, according to an SEC filing on Thursday, continuing an overhaul of management staff amid upheaval in the company’s boardroom. Schmidt had been with the Minneapolis-based chicken wing chain since 2002, and was named COO in 2011. The role was a newly created position at the time.  His departure was announced with only a single line in a securities filing. Longtime CEO Sally Smith announced her retirement in June, the sa..
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  • Hints that lifestyle changes might guard against dementia

    Hints that lifestyle changes might guard against dementia
    ... Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo, in Buffalo, N.Y. There are no proven ways to stave off Alzheimer's, but a new report raises the prospect that avoiding ...
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  • Sean McDermott: You can't be effective as a one-sided head coach

    Sean McDermott: You can't be effective as a one-sided head coach
    APBills head coach Sean McDermott was the defensive coordinator of the Panthers before getting the top job in Buffalo this offseason, so his natural inclination is to hang around the defense when the Bills are practicing at training camp this summer. McDermott’s new job calls for him to work against that inclination, however, and he says that’s just what he will do during his first training camp with the team. He said that he’ll be in meetings with position groups so that he can be both a lear..
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