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• Obama vs Trump: Dispute erupts over who would have won

  26-12-2016 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama are trading competing claims about who would have won if the 2016 presidential election had been a contest between the two men.
  Obama says in a podcast hosted by his former adviser David Axelrod that he’s confident he would have won a majority of Americans if he’d run this year on the vision he’s pursued for the last eight. He says Democrats didn’t communicate that vision clearly enough this yea
  
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• Kremlin plays down terror attack possibility in jet crash

  26-12-2016 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The Kremlin on Monday played down the possibility that a terror attack might have downed a Syria-bound Russian plane, killing all 92 people on board, as the nation observed a day of mourning for the victims, including most members of a world famous military choir.
  The Tu-154 owned by the Russian Defense Ministry crashed into the Black Sea early Sunday two minutes after taking off in good weather from the city of Sochi. The plane was carrying members of the Alexandrov E
  
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• Police: Stopped motorist handed son, 5, sippy cup with wine

  26-12-2016 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio woman stopped for driving erratically handed her 5-year-old son a sippy cup with wine in it when officers approached her car.
  Twenty-seven-year-old Elizabeth Louise Floyd is now charged with driving under the influence and child endangering.
  Police say they stopped Floyd after getting a call Friday about a vehicle crossing the double yellow line and hitting a curb in the northeast Cincinnati suburb of Loveland.
  They say Floyd acknowledged giving the
  
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• First of it’s kind facility on Grand Island teaches fire arms safety and self defense

  26-12-2016 22:44 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — “In this area a requirement to show proficiency doesn’t exist so people are walking around with pistol permits that really don’t know how to use them and don’t know when to use them correctly” said David Ditullio, Defensor, Inc. Chief Operations Officer.
  Knowing how to shoot properly, and when to do it are at the core of Defensor Inc’s mission.
  “This is the first place in this area that now allows you to train in multipl
  
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• Trumps pick for ambassador to Israel sparks hot debate

  26-12-2016 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador.
  The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of Palestinian statehood and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government. So far to the right is Friedman that many
  
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• Millions of dollars on gift cards go unused each year

  26-12-2016 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — According to the National Retail Federation more than half of consumers gave gift card, but turns out millions of dollars on gift cards go unused each year.
  Buffalo State Department of Economics Chair Fred Floss says sometimes it’s a matter of simply forgetting that you have the gift card, but after a year some expire and if you don’t use it it’s like throwing money away. Floss says after 5 years the state puts unused gift cards in unclaimed funds.
  
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• Contributors: Wegmans sued by former employees

  26-12-2016 21:40 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — CBS contributors in Rochester say Wegmans is being sued by two former employees.
  The employees accused the company of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act, WROC says.
  According to contributors, the lawsuit says Wegmans did not give proper notice about consumer background checks to employees and applicants who became the subjects of them.
  The company responded to the lawsuit, according to WROC. Their statement read, “We are confident that our process for sc
  
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• Protest demanding removal of Paladino from school board to take place

  26-12-2016 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many are upset with Carl Paladino’s controversial answers to an Artvoice survey sent to business owners, artists and performers in western New York. On Thursday, a protest calling for his Buffalo School Board removal will be performed at Niagara Square.
  The survey asked the following questions:
  1. What would you most like to happen in 2017?
  2. What would you like to see go away in 2017?
  3. Who would you like to see run for mayor of Buffalo in next yea
  
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• Police warning: Don’t be a victim to post- Christmas thieves

  26-12-2016 20:54 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Christmas is officially wrapped up for the year, and you’re putting your new gifts to good use. But as you’re cleaning up and getting ready for the new year, you could be making yourself a target for thieves.
  It’s common for you to leave boxes from T.V.’s and electronics left out for recycling, now State Police want you to know the potential for break-ins. State Trooper James O’Callaghan said, “our biggest concern a
  
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• ‘Rogue One’ tops new releases to dominate holiday box office

  26-12-2016 20:53 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was an intergalactic holiday at movie theaters as “Rogue One” blasted past a quartet of new releases to hold onto the top spot at the weekend box office.
  The “Star Wars” story added another $96 million to its coffers over the four-day holiday period, according to studio estimates Monday.
  The animated animal musical “Sing” debuted in second place with $56 million. The Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt space tale “Passengers”
  
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• AP New Year’s poll: Americans hopeful for a better 2017

  26-12-2016 20:20 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year.
  A look at the key findings of the Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll:
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  SO HOW WAS 2016?
  Americans weren’t thrilled with the year. Only 18 percent said things for the country got better,
  
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• Ready to throw out your Christmas tree? Try recycling it this year

  26-12-2016 18:55 via wivb.com
  
  (WTNH) — With the holidays behind us, many of us have tons of boxes left in our houses, and if you don’t have room in your garbage two companies are teaming up so we can recycle them a different way.
  Amazon and Goodwill have teamed up for charity as a way to get more people to donate to the “Give Back Box Program”. You can donate items you no longer want and ship them to goodwill for free.
  Just follow these steps to take part:
  Empty your old amazon shipping box.
  Fill the
  
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• SPCA Monday: Trixie

  26-12-2016 18:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A black lab mix named Trixie came to News 4 this past Monday looking for a home.
  Trixie is five years old.
  If you’re interested in adopting Trixie, call the Erie County SPCA at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• Flaherty releases statement on dismissal of murder charges against Gregory Ramos

  26-12-2016 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Flaherty Jr. released a statement on the dismissal of murder charges against Gregory Ramos — a man who was indicted related to May’s Anchor Bar shooting.
  “We are surprised and disappointed by the ruling of the County Court and have already made arrangements to re-present the case to an Erie County Grand Jury,” Flaherty said. “We are confident that we will prevail at trial and ju
  
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• Code Blue 32 introduced to protect the homeless during winter

  26-12-2016 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Western New York Coalition for the Homeless’ Code Blue Collaborative has announced a new kind of cold weather plan.
  A “Code Blue 32” will be called for nights when the wind chill or temperature reaches between 16 and 32 degrees. Code Blue is a plan that goes into effect when temperatures or the wind chill reach 15 degrees or less from Nov. 15 to March 15.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on Code Blue 32 plans. Here is part o
  
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• Analysis: GOP vexed by factions on replacing health law

  26-12-2016 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they’re in different camps over replacing it. Getting the factions together won’t be easy.
  Some Republicans would revise and rebrand “Obamacare,” junking unpopular provisions like its requirement that most Americans carry health insurance, while preserving well-liked parts. Others would rip up the Affordable Care Act, or A
  
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• AP EXPLAINS: What is Boxing Day and how did it get its name?

  26-12-2016 17:29 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here’s a brief look at some theories about how the holiday got its name and how people celebrate it:
  NO NEED FOR BOXING GLOVES
  While no one seems to know for sure how it came to be called Boxing Day, it definitely has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. Perhaps the most widely held understanding of its origins comes from the tradition
  
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• 2016 in review: Tragic stories that made headlines

  26-12-2016 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — 2016 saw the worst mass shooting in U.S history, shootings of black men and the killing of law enforcement officers. Hundreds more died in extremist attacks across the globe while others lost their lives in natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes and wildfires.
  Here is a look at some of the tragic stories that made headlines in 2016:
  Brussels bombings
  Three coordinated bombings took place in Brussels on the morning of March 22, 2016; two at the city’s airport a
  
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• Let the binge-watching begin: Everything leaving, coming to streaming services in January

  26-12-2016 16:45 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MEDIA GENERAL) — There’s no point in arguing, pretty much everything in 2016 sucked.
  But thank goodness for one of the few things we could count on this year that would always be there for us—our streaming services.
  Whether you’re a traditionalist (Netflix), a network-TV fan (Hulu), an alt-streamer (HBO), a weirdo (does anyone actually subscribe to Amazon Prime?), or just a millennial (you crowdsourced passwords from friends and have them all), there&rsq
  
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• Firefighters trying to find cause of Christmas morning fire

  26-12-2016 16:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It is not clear what caused an early Christmas morning fire on Roma Ave. near E. Delavan.
  The fire started on the first floor, then spread to the upstairs, causing $75,000 in damage.
  Everyone inside the building made it out safely.
  
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• What to do with unwanted gift cards

  26-12-2016 15:54 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — Gift cards are a popular present at the holidays — the National Retail Federation says more than half of consumers plan to give one this year.
  But they aren’t always wanted — research organization CEB TowerGroup estimates that $1 billion of the $130 billion spent on gift cards last year went unused.
  It could be that the gift card is for a retailer or other business the recipient doesn’t like. Or they simply don’t have access to the restaurant or movie t
  
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