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Spike Lee’s new film, Highest 2 Lowest, reimagines Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low with an electric New York City twist. Denzel Washington stars as a music mogul caught in a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious figure, played by A$AP Rocky, after his son is kidnapped. The film also features Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice, […]
Melissa Koby has made history as the first Black artist commissioned to design the US Open’s theme art. Her work pays tribute to tennis icon Althea Gibson, the first Black athlete to win a Grand Slam title. Koby’s silhouette-driven design will be featured throughout the 2025 US Open, which celebrates “75 Years of Breaking Barriers.” […]
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made a surprise appearance at a CPR and Agility clinic held at DICK’S House of Sport in Victor, NY. The event was part of a collaboration between DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation. The clinic focused on training young athletes and their coaches in life-saving techniques and […]
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem, New York City, has killed two people and sickened 58 since late July 2025. Health officials traced the outbreak to contaminated cooling towers, where water can harbor Legionella bacteria. Although 11 towers tested positive, remediation efforts have been completed. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia […]
The FDA has classified a recent butter recall by Bunge North America Inc. as a Class II recall—the second-highest risk level—due to undeclared milk in its European Style Butter Blend 1 lb. product. The recall, announced July 14, affects 64,800 pounds of butter distributed across the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. Although no illnesses have […]
Virginia “Gina” Huynh, the woman known as “Victim 3” during the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, said that Combs should be released from prison. The letter from Huynh is included as an attachment in a response from Combs’ legal team filed on Sunday. In the letter, Huynh says she wants to share her observations about Combs’ character. […]
An Air Quality Alert is in effect across the region due to wildfire smoke, with AQI levels exceeding 150—placing the air quality in the “Unhealthy” category. Most people may be affected, and outdoor strenuous activity should be avoided. Despite the poor air quality, the weather remains dry through the afternoon, with temperatures reaching the low […]
Rochester Regional Health Reach is hosting its third annual “Homeless Health Fair” on Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Alexander Park Pavilion in Rochester. The event will provide free services for people experiencing homelessness, including health screenings, insurance enrollment, haircuts, housing assistance, clothing, furniture, food, Narcan training, and more. Rochester Regional’s Health […]
Brighton Police are alerting residents about Elijah Greene, a 25-year-old Rochester man arrested for indecent exposure in the town’s parks and trails. Authorities say Greene has frequented Brighton parks where he allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior. His arrest follows recent unrelated stalking incidents in nearby Pittsford, where another man, Oleksandr Levytskyy, was arrested. The Brighton […]
Roughly 3,200 Boeing workers across three Midwest plants—St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, and Mascoutah, Illinois—have gone on strike after rejecting a revised four-year labor contract. Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the employees demand better compensation and job protections. Boeing’s latest offer included a 20% wage hike over four years […]
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