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The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns along Lake Erie in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. A state of emergency was declared for parts of New York. (AP video: Cara Anna)

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Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, RICK CALLAHAN AND CAROLYN THOMPSON ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, RICK CALLAHAN AND CAROLYN THOMPSON - Associated Press
Fri,11/29/24-11:11PM, 96 Reads
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The first big snowfall of the season blanketed towns along Lake Erie on Saturday in the middle of the hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend, and numbing cold and heavy snow were forecast to persist into next week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions.
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Fri,11/29/24-11:00PM, 31 Reads
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar.
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Today in History: November 30, WTO protesters and police clash in Seattle

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Mon,11/18/24-6:15AM, 7 Reads
Today is Saturday, Nov. 30, the 335th day of 2024. There are 31 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Nov. 30, 1999, an estimated 40,000 demonstrators clashed with police as they protested against the World Trade Organization as the WTO convened in Seattle.
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Friday's Scores

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Fri,11/29/24-9:25PM, 54 Reads
PREP FOOTBALL=
LHSAA Playoffs=
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Division IV=
General Trass (Lake Providence) 36, Jeanerette 34
Haynesville 30, Welsh 15
Logansport 35, Franklin 6
South Plaquemines 42, Mangham 18
Division III=
Jena 18, Loreauville 14
St. James 26, Pine 7
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