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After derailed tank cars loaded with crude oil went up in flames in Oregon last week, United States Senator Charles Schumer is pushing for an emergency order against shipping that same oil across New York State by rail. Crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken fields is highly volatile and there have been spectacular fires caused […]
Monroe County Legislature President Anthony Daniele is still looking for one more person willing to serve on the COMIDA board. The county filled three of the four vacancies on the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency board earlier this month…but a fourth candidate pulled his name from consideration before the County Legislature voted on the […]
Rochester Institute of Technology graduates beat teams from Belgium and Azerbaijan yesterday in a U.S. State Department competition looking for ways to challenge terrorist groups online. The Islamic State group has been particularly effective in using social media to spread its message and radicalize young Muslims. The State Department challenged teams of researchers to counter […]