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The City of Springfield is taking the operators of the MGM Springfield casino to court, claiming it has fallen well short of its host community agreement. All the while, two media outlets have reported a sale of the casino was in the works.
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Investigators say a female employee was injured when a pickup truck accidentally slammed through the wall of the shop on the US side of the border.
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Heavy rain and severe weather forced the New York State Fair to temporarily close and end early Wednesday following flooding across the fairgrounds. -
Staff at the closed tourist attraction have completed the largest collective move of captive whales ever seen in the world. -
Gwen Squire, an influential Buffalo-area disability rights advocate, passed away on Friday at age 60.
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The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then. -
The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice. -
It's part of a political showdown with Marcos. A trial could impact her plans to run for president in 2028.
