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Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
•More than 30 people are reported to have died in the region, officials said, including seven storm-related deaths announced Tuesday by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s office
Buffalo faces more snow after deadliest storm in decades
•The rest of the United States also was reeling from the ferocious winter storm, with at least an additional two dozen deaths reported in other parts of the country, and power outages in communities from Maine to Washington state
Biden approves US emergency relief for New York after blizzard kills 28 in Buffalo; nationwide toll rises to 60
Fp Staff •US President Joe Biden on Monday announced federal disaster relief for New York state after a severe winter storm left at least 28 people dead in the Buffalo area and thousands more without power.
Deaths, darkness, devastation: Inside New York’s Buffalo, worst-hit by ‘once-in-a-generation’ winter storm
Fp Explainers •New York’s Buffalo city is reeling from the worst winter storm in over 50 years that has left at least 28 dead. Governor Kathy Hochul has likened the catastrophe to ‘a war zone’, adding that residents there are facing a 'life-threatening situation'
Watch video: Apocalyptic view of snow-clad Buffalo City in western New York terrifies internet
Trendingdesk •People were left stranded because rescue personnel couldn't reach them since the fiery storm was raging. To tackle the situation there, the Buffalo area received an additional 200 National Guard personnel.
US: Frigid winter storm kills at least 34, knocks out power to thousands of homes, businesses
•The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico
US: City of Buffalo files lawsuit against gun makers, accusing industry of encouraging violence
Fp Staff •Mayor Byron Brown announced the lawsuit, which names some of the biggest gun manufacturers in the country. Defendants include Beretta, Smith & Wesson, Bushmaster, Glock, and Remington
Going Wild: How bringing back lost species can revive ecosystems
•Research has shown restoring so-called ‘keystone’ species — those with an outsized impact on their environment — is vital for the health of ecosystems, and can come with unexpected benefits for humans
Explained: The 'lake-effect snow' that caused six feet of snow to fall in one storm in Buffalo
•Lake-effect snow starts with cold, dry air from Canada. As the bitter cold air sweeps across the relatively warmer Great Lakes, it sucks up more and more moisture that falls as snow. Residents in places like Buffalo are keenly aware of this phenomenon
Buffalo supermarket gunman charged with federal hate crimes
•The federal hate crimes case is based partly on documents in which Payton Gendron, the gunman, laid out his radical, racist worldview and extensive preparation for the attack