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• PHOTOS: 2016 St. Patrick’s Day parade

  20-03-2016 22:14 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Tens of thousands gathered along Delaware Ave. in downtown Buffalo for the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday.
  Smartphone and tablet users, click here to see the photo gallery.  
  
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• With visit, Obama aims to push acrimony with Cuba into past

  20-03-2016 21:43 via wivb.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Stepping into history, President Barack Obama opened an extraordinary visit to Cuba on Sunday, eager to push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge irreversible ties with America’s former adversary.
  Obama’s whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro’s ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. While deep differences persist, the economic and political relationship has changed rapidly in t
  
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• Golden Gloves partners with BPS; leaders hope to develop life skills through sport

  20-03-2016 13:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A boxing program is coming to Buffalo Public Schools. The District want students to be leaders in the ring, in hopes they’ll also be leaders in life.  Students say President of the Buffalo Golden Gloves program, Don Patterson is tough.
  He is teaming up with Lafayette High School’s Principal, John Starkey, to bring this club program to Buffalo.
  Patterson hopes by getting these Riverside and Lafayette students in the ring, they’ll be c
  
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• Man shot on Genesee Street

  20-03-2016 11:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say a man was shot and seriously injured Sunday morning.
  Detectives were called to Genesee Street near High Street around 1:30 a.m.
  They found a man in his mid-twenties; and describe his injuries as serious.  They did not say if the victim was hospitalized.
  Police ask anyone with information to call the confidential tipline at 847-2255.
  
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• Genesee Street shooting kills one man

  20-03-2016 11:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say a man was shot and taken to ECMC early Saturday morning.Detectives were called to Genesee Street near High Street around 1:30 a.m.
  Upon arrival they located a 24 year-old male with serious injuries. He later died at the hospital.
  Police ask anyone with information to call the confidential tipline at 847-2255.
  
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• Obama arrives in Cuba for what he calls a “historic visit”

  20-03-2016 07:58 via wivb.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Stepping into history, President Barack Obama opened an extraordinary visit to Cuba on Sunday, eager to push decades of acrimony deeper into the past and forge irreversible ties with America’s former adversary. “It is wonderful to be here,” he said.
  Obama’s whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro’s ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. While deep differences persist, the economic
  
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• Hundreds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Old First Ward

  20-03-2016 02:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Hundreds of Western New Yorkers celebrates St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday. They packed the historic First Ward for the Valley Community Association’s Annual Parade.
  The Old First Ward is known for its strong Irish heritage, dating back to the construction of the Erie Canal.
  Those at the parade said the community is part of the appeal.
  “It’s just a tradition now,” said Jerry Breen, of West Seneca. “I just keep coming down with my mom,
  
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• Cyclists concerned about safety after fatal crash

  20-03-2016 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a fatal crash involving a bike and a car, Queen City cyclists are thinking about their safety.
  “There are a lot more cyclists out now a days,” said Henry Raess, a longtime cyclist and the event manager at GoBike Buffalo. “Drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, everyone who is sharing the road, we all need to be safe out there.”
  Raess says cycling around the city is a growing movement in Buffalo; noting that 2% of all commuters are now on t
  
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