Former western New York Congressman Chris Collins has been released from federal prison after President Donald Trump pardoned him Tuesday.
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Cuomo asks Trump for help on potential COVID-19 vaccine
Governor Cuomo has written a letter on behalf of all the states’ governors asking President Trump to form a clear plan on how to administer a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Rally will support DACA and ‘dreamers’
The Greater Rochester Coalition for Immigration Justice will hold a rally at noon Friday in support of DACA. The rally will be held in front of the federal building at 100 State Street.
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Fighting Trump’s Paris pullout
President Donald Trump’s declaration that he’s pulling the United States out of the Paris climate agreement shouldn’t surprise anyone, given his open hostility toward the pact and the scientific facts of climate change. But that hasn’t made his posturing any less aggravating, especially since he just crushed America’s chance to lead the rest of the […]
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Week ahead: Events for the week of February 20
Rochester City Council will vote on Sanctuary City legislation when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The legislation, which was introduced by Mayor Lovely Warren, will reaffirm Rochester’s status as a sanctuary city, which it’s been since 1986. In short, that means the city’s police will only cooperate with federal immigration agents in ways that […]
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Photo Gallery: Rally draws opposition to Trump’s ban
Hundreds of protesters filled Washington Square Park on Sunday to voice opposition to President Donald Trump’s move to ban immigrants from several mostly Muslim countries from entering the United States.
