LocalNet Start Page

1/5

Delta variant challenges China's costly lockdown strategy

BEIJING (AP) ??" The delta variant is challenging China's costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the coronavirus out of the country need a less disruptive approach.

As the highly contagious variant pushes leaders in the United States, Australia and elsewhere to renew restrictions, President Xi Jinping's government is fighting the most serious outbreak since last year's peak in Wuhan. The ruling Communist Party is reviving tactics that shut down China: Access to a city of 1.5 million people has been cut off,... Read More

Fire engulfs Northern California town, leveling businesses

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) ??" A fast-moving wildfire has engulfed a Northern California town, leveling much of the downtown and several homes.

The Dixie Fire tore through the Greenville on Wednesday evening, destroying businesses and homes as the sky was cast in an orange glow.

A photographer on assignment for The Associated Press described seeing a gas station, hotel and local bar burned to the ground in the town of 800 people.

The 3-week-old fire has grown to over 428 square miles (1,108 square kilometers) across Plumas and Butte counties.

THIS IS... Read More

Asia stocks mixed with eyes on US economic recovery

SINGAPORE (AP) ??" Asian stocks were mixed Thursday as traders awaited more guidance on the U.S. economic recovery.

The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 0.3% to 27,678.79 while the Kospi in South Korea lost 0.1% to 3,278.13. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.2% to 26,466.58.

The Shanghai Composite index fell 0.1% to 3,472.87. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.2% to 7,516.30. Shares tumbled in Singapore but rose in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Employment was in the spotlight. On Wednesday, payroll processor ADP revealed that the U.S. private sector added 330,000 jobs in July,... Read More

Facebook shuts out NYU academics' research on political ads

Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network.

Facebook says the researchers violated its terms of service and were involved in unauthorized data collection from its massive network. The academics, however, say the company is attempting to exert control on research that paints it in a negative light.

The NYU researchers with the Ad Observatory Project had for several years been looking into Facebook's Ad Library, where... Read More

US plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers

WASHINGTON (AP) ??" The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official said Wednesday.

The requirement would come as part of the administration's phased approach to easing travel restrictions for foreign citizens to the country. No timeline has yet been determined, as interagency working groups study how and when to safely move toward resuming normal travel. Eventually all foreign citizens entering the country, with some limited exceptions, are expected to need to... Read More

Horoscope

Weather for Buffalo, NY

Weather Search

Current Conditions

67° F

Clear
Wind	2.2 mph
Humidity	69

4 Day Forecast
Friday Partly Sunny 81° / 64°	Saturday Partly Sunny 84° / 68°	Sunday Intermittent Clouds 83° / 67°	Monday Mostly Sunny 82° / 69°

Delta variant challenges China's costly lockdown strategy

Fire engulfs Northern California town, leveling businesses

Asia stocks mixed with eyes on US economic recovery

Facebook shuts out NYU academics' research on political ads

US plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers

Top Stories

Horoscope

Weather for Buffalo, NY

Current Conditions

4 Day Forecast

Stocks

Entertainment

Sports