Good morning, Buffalo. Here’s what you need to know today.
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One last day of sunshine this week! Highs will be in the low to mid 50s.
Clouds start to increasing this evening as our next system approachs. Showers begin in the southern tier after midnight. By Thursday morning, the rain will become widespread and steady. Winds will also pick up Thursday morning, wind gusts may reach up to 40 mph.
Halloween won’t be as wet but we can expect a few lake effect showers and gusty winds with highs only in the upper 40s.
This weekend will be much drier but still cool.
Highs: 53 – 58
Lows: 39 – 43
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1. Cornell’s new interactive map shows ‘sobering’ impact of federal cuts on New York state
President Donald Trump has been adamant that waste and abuse in the federal government must end. But a new mapping tool out of Cornell University shows efforts to make the government work better has instead had some adverse effects.
2. N.Y. state residents stuck in Jamaica due to Hurricane Melissa
What started as a vacation is now some tourists’ worst nightmare due to Hurricane Melissa.
3. New York state lawmakers take on issues facing emerging farmers
New York state lawmakers heard testimony from emerging farmers and related experts Tuesday as they prepare to juggle long standing funding issues with the state’s efforts to soften the overall blow of federal cuts from Washington.
Around the Nation
1. Trump says he’d love a third term. House Speaker Johnson says there’s ‘no path’
2. SNAP set to go unfunded and air traffic controllers miss paychecks as shutdown frustrations grow
3. Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership across the country in major overhaul
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