There’s a new essay about Buffalo in a national opinion journal, in which the author says Buffalo can’t be saved even with new federal spending.

The US House Foreign Relations Committee this week voted to bring a resolution (HR106) to the floor commemorating the Armenian genocide of 1915-1923. After a firestorm of criticism warning of the potential negative impact of the resolution on US-Turkish relations, many of the resolution’s co-sponsors quickly flip-flopped on the issue: They’re now set to vote against it.