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#Sabressummit on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Buffalo Sabres are hosting another Blogger Summit. The event will include a dozen local bloggers asking their questions and speaking with Sabres President Ted Black. You can follow on the twitters @ #sabressummit.   Refresh to Update: @MrMinch: RT @BuffaloSabres: Ted Black would like to …

Protesters mark Guantanamo prison’s 10th anniversary on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits and covering their heads with black bags marched past the White House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Ba…

Will And Kate Gifts: Palace Releases Official List Of All The Presents They Received On Their Travels on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

LONDON — The new Duchess of Cambridge was showered with gifts – from head to toe – on her first overseas visit as a member of the royal family.Palace records show that Canadian officials and well-wishers gave the former Kat…

James Marsden Mans Up, Returns To Television In ’30 Rock’ on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

“People think I’m the guy who never gets the girl,” James Marsden says, and he has a point. Over the course of two decades, he has established an on-screen reputation as the amiable, boy next door who’s sweet enough to take home, but just sq…

City of Good Neighbors, City of New Neighbors: Meshack on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

First in an occasional series featuring members of Buffalo’s growing refugee population. Click here for the series introduction.  In the summer of 1999, Meshack Emue arrived in Buffalo, ready to turn the page on years of instability and life-threatening political turmoil in his native Nigeria.  It was a …

‘Shut Up And Play The Hits’: LCD Soundsystem Documentary Trailer Released (VIDEO) on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

You thought LCD Soundsystem was over? You were fooled. The band’s final shows at Madison Square Garden may have been last April, but their final act will come later this month at the Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Dylan Southern and Wil…

New recycling program already getting results on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Barely more than a month old, the City of Buffalo is calling its revamped recycling program a huge success. In December, the city began replacing the small blue recycling tubs with larger trash can-size carts. As YNN’s Kevin Jolly reports, city officia…

Mitt Romney Bain Capital Experience: GOP Candidates Blast Front-Runner on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

WASHINGTON — What gives? Some of Mitt Romney’s rivals are waging a fierce attack that you’d never think would come from the mouths of Republicans who claim Ronald Reagan as their hero. They’re blasting the GOP front-runner for aggressive, w…

LA’s Community Redevelopment Agency: City Council Votes To Skip Successor Agency Duties on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

This story comes courtesy of The City MavenBy Alice M. WaltonA divided Los Angeles City Council voted today to not act as the successor agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency, which will cease to exist on Feb. 1, citing concerns over u…

Schumer Announces $272,000 in Federal Fire Grant For Lackawanna Fire Department on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Funding will be used to replace a sixteen-year-old pumper that is no longer appropriate for the department’s life-saving work.

Song of the Day – Robert Earl Keen, “Furnace Fan” on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

By Seamus Gallivan Robert Earl Keen is not a household name in Buffalo, but he might could be if we had a respectable radio station that played the kind of music that isn’t molded for the masses. The revered Texas storyteller Keen, who turns 56 t…

One Niagara vote tabled on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

A vote to determine the fate of a controversial building in the City of Niagara Falls was delayed once again Wednesday after the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency voiced concerns about back taxes owed by owners of the One Niagara building. Y…

Judge delays Ohio execution, criticizes process on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

(Reuters) – A federal judge stayed the scheduled Ohio execution of convicted killer Charles Lorraine on Wednesday, ruling that the state had failed to follow agreed-on reforms for applying the death penalty.

Ford recalls 450,000 minivans, SUVs for defects on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co recalled about 450,000 SUVs and minivans in the United States due to potential flaws that could trigger brake fluid leaks or a loss of power, U.S. safety regulators said on Wednesday.

Champion Freestyle Skier in Critical Condition Following Fall on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Sarah Burke fell Tuesday during a training run at Utah resort.