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• March Madness brackets have Auburn as the overall No. 1 followed by Duke, Houston, Florida

  16-03-2025 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness brackets released Sunday.
  The NCAA selection committee favored the regular-season champs of the record-setting Southeastern Conference despite three losses in their last four games, along with a loss to Duke back in December in the season’s lone meeting between the teams.The Tigers (28-5) and Gators were two of the 14 SEC teams to make the field, w
  
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• SPCA offers tips for people looking to raise chickens amid high egg prices

  16-03-2025 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- With high egg prices in grocery stores nationwide, there has been a growing interest from people looking to raise their own chickens."We've had a lot of inquiries if we've had any surrenders lately, which surprisingly we haven't yet, although I do expect that that's on the horizon," said Heather Silverthorn, the educational farm manager at the SPCA Serving Erie County.There's around a half dozen chickens and one rooster at the farm on Harlem Road in Buffalo. Silverthorn s
  
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• REAL ID: What is it, and why do you need one in May?

  16-03-2025 16:02 via wivb.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It’s starting to warm up, which means the spring break and summer vacation travel seasons are nearly upon us. Without the necessary ID, however, you may find yourself grounded at the airport.Come early May, you will need a REAL ID-compliant ID (which you may already have) to board a domestic flight. (It will also be necessary if you are visiting certain federal facilities or entering a nuclear power plant, but we’ll focus on the air travel part for now.)Once the REA
  
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• Local businesses preparing for potential European wine tariffs

  16-03-2025 03:09 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) -- President Donald Trump is escalating the trade war with Europe by threatening steep tariffs on imported alcohol. A wine and beer bar located in the Village of Hamburg is preparing for the worst, saying its business might be in jeopardy.On Thursday, Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne, and spirits. This came in response to a European Union plan to impose tariffs on American whiskey and other products next month."This definitely came as a huge shock t
  
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