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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A small business incubator in downtown Buffalo is facing controversy within our community. The Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI) opened the Downtown Bazaar less than a year ago, and the bazaar has been facing financial difficulties for months, but after a meeting on Friday, officials announced the bazaar will remain open. One business owner spoke to News 4 about the hardships she’s faced since opening her store at the Downtown Bazaar, and she explained that many other businesses located downtown and in other Bazaar storefronts are feeling the same way. “I want the support I thought…
One thing Chicago Bears fans are quickly learning about Caleb Williams is that his personality is nearly the polar opposite of Justin Fields. Fields wasn’t known for his reserved, gregarious personality, but Williams is the exact opposite. He let out a cry of joy when the Bears selected him with the first overall pick in April, and when Rome Odunze was selected ninth an hour later, he took photos with fans and celebrated. Since coming to Chicago, he’s appeared at multiple baseball games, hung out with fans at local bars and fueled “Green Bay sucks” chants. There’s something else he’s…
Sam Hill / Digital Trends Do you love crossword puzzles but don’t have the time to sit down and solve a full-sized newspaper puzzle all day? Then The Mini is for you! A simplified version of the famous New York Times crossword puzzle, The Mini is an easy way to test your crossword puzzle skills every day in a much shorter amount of time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). The Mini is smaller and simpler than a regular crossword puzzle, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily easier – stumbling over a single clue…
At the venue, the latest technologies and developments by local governments were exhibited, A green futureAt least a dozen exhibits depicted the hydrogen-fueled future for visitors from around the world.”Last year, there were a few hydrogen-related companies exhibiting, but most of them just talked about concepts,” said Lu Yufei, vice president of Shanghai CEO Environmental Protection Technology, a maker of sewage and exhaust gas purification equipment that began a hydrogen production pilot project in Shanghai in March. “This year was different. They brought actual hydrogen production results. [world] products and detailed solutions.”Last year, fewer than 10 hydrogen-related companies exhibited, but…
Pruning trees, removing weeds: These are some of the steps many California property owners have taken to protect their homes and businesses from wildfire. Insurers who write policies in areas deemed “high risk” for wildfires will soon be considering the mitigation measures, according to a new plan released this week by the California Department of Insurance. Insurance experts told the NBC4 I-Team there could be more discounts on work to protect homes and commercial properties from wildfires. As the I-Team has documented for months, the insurance department says homeowners are being dropped from their policies for a variety of reasons,…
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) The New York Times The case concerns an investigation into China’s 2016 and 2017 swimming teams, which is separate from the recent allegations of doping by Chinese athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.In April, members of the U.S. swimming team were informed of positive drug tests on the Chinese team, which officials said could affect the results of several races and the medal count in Tokyo. Sports Illustrated Pat Ford. The New York Times He noted that China’s top female swimmer, Zhang Yufei, tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine but continued to swim anyway. According…
Virginia public health officials announced Friday that testing of Lake Anna has found the water meets standards for safe swimming after at least 25 people who visited the popular recreation spot last month were diagnosed with E. coli infections.Results from samples taken this week show that “all fecal bacterial concentrations were well below levels of public health concern,” officials said in a news release Friday night. They also said there was no indication that contaminated food caused the illnesses.Authorities said they may never be able to determine the cause of the explosion. Outbreak.In a statement, authorities said environmental pollution from…
April 5, 2016 marked a significant milestone in Indian political history. While launching the ‘Stand Up India’ initiative to support SC, ST and women entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to senior Congress leader Babu Jagjivan Ram for his tireless contribution to the country. His portrait was displayed on the stage as the Prime Minister addressed the rally. There could never have been a more important time to launch an initiative of this kind to commemorate and modernise Babu’s achievements. Jagjivan Ram was born on April 5, 1908.The Modi government’s bipartisan policy has called for a…
“Love, Loss and What I Wore” brings technological magic to the Lincoln Theatre. The River Company and Lincoln Theatre have teamed up for an insightful stage production of “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” a reading of short stories, stories and monologues based on Eileen Beckerman’s best-selling book, on Friday, June 28th at 7pm and Saturday, June 29th at 2pm and 7pm at the Lincoln Theatre in Damariscotta. Damon Reibert, technical director of the Lincoln Theatre, is the unsung hero who quietly works behind the scenes to make the impossible possible on stage. There is a scene in Love, Loss…
Pakistan’s defeat in Group A of the T20 World Cup against Ireland in Florida on Thursday saw them crash out of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the first stage. The 2009 champions’ disappointing exit infuriated the nation and led to scathing criticism of Babar Azam’s team. Amidst all this, former wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal’s hypothesis, centred around Indian batting legend Virat Kohli, is intriguing as well as an acknowledgement of Pakistan’s past mistakes.Speaking on Pakistani television, Kamran suggested that if his brother Umar Akmal had been given the support and promotion he could have achieved what he has done for…