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U.S., Israel launch strike against Iran in ‘Operation Epic Fury’

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlex Bucknam   Managing Editor   President Trump is briefed on Operation Epic Fury. Image courtesy of whitehouse.gov. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States, alongside Israel, launched a major military strike against Iran. The ongoing operation was nicknamed Operation Epic Fury.   The attacks marked one of the most significant escalations between the two countries in......
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Students, residents protest ICE in downtown Fredonia

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesFred Emerson   Special to The Leader   MAYA SIMONETTI | Special to The Leader  Residents of Fredonia gathered at Barker Commons last Saturday to peacefully protest United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).   They cited recent arrests in workplaces and public spaces that they say threaten local families and children and contribute to widespread fear......
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 Trump delivers State of the Union address; 50 Democrats boycott

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlex Bucknam Managing Editor President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.| Image courtesy of the White House President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Feb. 24 was the longest State of the Union speech in United States (U.S.) history, lasting one hour and 47 minutes.   50 Congressional Democrats chose not......
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Recreational marijuana legal in New York: How does this affect our campus?

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER  News Editor New York has officially become the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana use.  If you haven’t heard the news, on March 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that allows adults 21 and older to consume marijuana recreationally.  The bill first passed the Senate with 40......
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#BeTheChangeInClimateChange: Recognizing how the presidential election will affect climate change

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN CAHILL, SARAH MAYFIELD, JUSTIN COHAN and JOE CASEY Specials to The Leader Climate change is a worldwide issue that will affect all of us more and more in the coming decades. According to the NASA Earth Observatory, 2019 was the second hottest year on record. While the Earth has......
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Donald and Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES MEAD Managing Editor [Updated 10:03 a.m., Oct. 2] At 12:54 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. In a Tweet, he said, “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine......
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Nurse responds to COVID-19

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader In her 33 years working as a nurse, Nancy Lewandowski — my mother  — said that COVID-19 is the scariest thing she’s ever seen.  Lewandowski’s career began at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where she worked as a graduate nurse. After receiving her license and......
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WHO exactly is to blame for a worldwide pandemic?

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Reading Time: 5 minutesHOPE WINTER Special to The Leader It’s been yet another week of COVID-19 holding people hostage in their homes, and while Americans are beginning to go stir-crazy with their families, Trump continues to wave his finger guns. Every night at six o’clock, while American families sit down for dinner, Trump......
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Uncle Sam is cutting us a check, but will it work?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer If you are like me and about 70 million other Americans, by the Treasury Department’s estimates, you may have, or will be receiving a check from the Federal Government in a compensatory consolation for the world being on shutdown. The direct payment to the people,......
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