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• World’s healthiest eating contest held at the Taste of Buffalo

  09-07-2016 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  The Kale eating competition at the Taste of Buffalo had contestants chowing down on not wings, not hot dogs, but kale.
  Independent Health sponsored the contest called ‘Kale Yeah’ and a big crowd of spectators in front of Buffalo City Hall couldn’t get enough of it.
  Competitors ate bowls of kale salad with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. At the end of a furious 8 minutes of eating by some of the country’s top professional eaters Gideon &ldq
  
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• 74 arrested in Rochester, but protests otherwise peaceful

  09-07-2016 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP modified)- Rochester police arrested 74 people for disorderly conduct during a Friday night protest.
  Demonstrators were protesting the fatal shooting of black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota and also the deaths of some local residents this year.
  Police patrolled the streets in riot gear after the protesters marched. They told protesters they were blocking the streets. Ashley Gantt, one of the protest organizers, says people sat on the ground
  
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• Williamsville waterfall looks a bit dry

  09-07-2016 19:43 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hidden in the village of Williamsville lies Glen Falls. A quaint waterfall that runs off of Ellicott Creek. But the popular landmark looks a little different these days.
  This summer has been abnormally dry. Most of Western New York has seen a moderate drought. While this has brought only brown lawns to most areas it’s having a greater impact on the village.
  Mayor Brian Kulpa told News 4,”Right now if you look down in the falls, you’ll see
  
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• Buffalo Bisons team up with Miracle League to coach kids

  09-07-2016 18:22 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – It was “play ball” for kids across Western New York Saturday. The Miracle League provides an opportunity for kids with mental or physical challenges to play baseball.  With a specially designed turf field that accommodates wheelchairs, crutches and walkers, the league gives everyone a chance to learn the game.
  For Karla Barber from Niagara Falls, it’s the fourth year her two daughters have participated in the league. She Sai
  
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• John Legend, Lady Gaga and other celebrities react to Dallas shooting

  09-07-2016 04:29 via wivb.com
  
  After five police officers were killed in Dallas on Thursday, actors, athletes and musicians took to social media to give their condolences to the fallen officers as well as share their thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement.
  Here’s what some of pop culture’s loudest voices had to say in this time of tragedy and uncertainty:
  Lady Gaga, singer:Stick together during this divided time. Be kind&compassionate to one another. Speak positively. Invision a peacef
  
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• Peaceful Buffalo rally brings community together in solidarity

  09-07-2016 03:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Several lives have been lost this week and communities all over the nation, including here at home, are mourning for Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the officers in Dallas.
  Hundreds rallied in Buffalo’s Martin Luther King park Friday night as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
  This comes days after two fatal officer involved shootings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota and one day after a gunman shot 12 police officers in Dallas that left fi
  
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• Woman finds lottery ticket worth $470K while doing taxes

  09-07-2016 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Officials say a New Jersey woman found a winning lottery ticket worth more than $470,000 while preparing to file her taxes.
  The state lottery announced on Thursday that Yokasta Boyer, of Clifton, found the Jersey Cash 5 ticket from an April 2015 drawing and was able to file her claim about two weeks before the ticket expired in April.
  Boyer says she had her brother verify the winning numbers after finding the ticket.
  Boyer, who has a full-time and part-time job, says s
  
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• Bill to limit office expenses of ex-presidents sent to Obama

  09-07-2016 01:58 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted Friday to put limits on the expense accounts ex-presidents get from American taxpayers.
  The bill, which cleared the House by voice vote, is heading to President Barack Obama’s desk. The legislation sets an annual allowance of $200,000 a year for travel, staff and office costs that have become a standard part of life after the Oval Office.
  For former presidents who make money through books, speaking fees and other ventures, the allowance is reduced for
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for brutally beating small dog

  09-07-2016 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man will spend six months in jail after brutally beating a small dog.
  The five-pound chihuahua named Susie was severely injured while in the custody of 54-year-old Santiago Morales.
  Morales was watching the dog when its owner went to church.
  The owner returned later to find Susie injured and lethargic. Prosecutors say she had bloodshot eyes, numerous bruises, a broken pelvis and was limping on three legs.
  After an examination, a veteranarian called the
  
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• Researchers predict smaller harmful algae bloom on Lake Erie

  09-07-2016 01:41 via wivb.com
  
  PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio (AP) — Potentially toxic algae is expected to form again this summer in western Lake Erie but should be considerably less severe than the blooms that blanketed the lake and threatened drinking water supplies the previous two years, scientists said Thursday.
  After three wet springs, the region’s rainfall was more normal this year, said Richard Stumpf of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. That means less phosphorus from farms and sewage tre
  
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• Gov. Cuomo calls for national unity after this week’s shootings

  09-07-2016 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  UTICA, N.Y. (NEWS10) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for national unity following the shootings in Dallas, Texas  and the officer-involved shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Falcon Heights, Minnesota.
  Gov. Cuomo delivered remarks at an unrelated event in Utica on Friday.
  According to the governor’s office, Gov. Cuomo directed the lights of One World Trade Center’s 408 foot spine to be displayed in red, white, and blue.
  He also directed the Peace Bridge, wh
  
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• Gov. Cuomo announces 18th annual “Cycle The Erie Canal” bike tour

  09-07-2016 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The eighteenth annual “Cycle The Erie Canal” bike tour was announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday.
  The eight-day, 400-mile cycling tour begins in Buffalo on Sunday, July 10 and concludes in Albany on Sunday, July 17.
  This is the largest expected tour to date, with more than 650 cyclists from 38 states taking part in it. Participants from Australia will also be taking part in the event this year.
  “Apart from its breathtaking beauty, the E
  
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• One community, two different worlds: Cheektowaga residents, police react after fatal shootings across the nation

  09-07-2016 01:13 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A ticket for sitting too close to a sidewalk. A fine for jaywalking.
  These are realities for Justin Stokes and DeJuan Owens, two young, black men in Cheektowaga.
  “The cops are real petty,” said Stokes. “They don’t do what they’re supposed to do. They do extra.”
  Stokes feels the police department has a racial bias.
  “If they see me driving a nice car, I get pulled over,” said Stokes. “That’s a stereot
  
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• Players in hunt for Pokemon Go monsters feel real-world pain

  09-07-2016 00:59 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beware: “Pokemon Go,” a new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, can be harmful to your health.
  The “augmented reality” game, which layers gameplay onto the physical world, became the top grossing app in the iPhone app store just days after its Wednesday release in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. And players have already reported wiping out in a variety of ways as they wander the real world — eyes
  
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• The killer robot used by Dallas police appears to be a first

  09-07-2016 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Robots have apparently chalked up a new first — a deadly one.
  Police rigged a bomb-disposal robot to kill an armed suspect in the Dallas police shooting , what appears to be the first time U.S. police have used a robot for lethal purposes. As such, it may represent the latest escalation in the use of remote and semi-autonomous devices by law enforcement.
  Police have been using such robots for decades for bomb disposal and in hostage standoffs and fires. Meanwhile, mil
  
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• The talk many parents are having with children in wake of police-involved shootings

  09-07-2016 00:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In the wake of two fatal police-involved shootings, thousands of parents are sitting down with their children having talks about what to do when approached by police.
  “If you’re approached by an officer you have to stop,” said Dennice Barr, a mom to five sons, ranging in ages from 17 to 40. “Keep your hands up; be quiet; don’t argue; don’t debate. You just do what they ask you to do.”
  It’s a conversation Barr start
  
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