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Members of the public are held off at a distance as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit the scene of a shooting at a supermarket to pay respects to victims of Saturday's shooting in Buffalo, New York, Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

A 'transnational hate movement' online radicalized the Buffalo shooter, extremism expert says

Extremism expert Amarnath Amarasingam told The World's host Marco Werman that the shooter was deeply influenced by the white supremacist who killed 51 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.

A 'transnational hate movement' online radicalized the Buffalo shooter, extremism expert says
Harjot Singh Khalsa (left) and Rajkaranbir Singh are hosts of Punjabi Radio USA, which provides valuable information to immigrant workers.

Immigrant ‘digital first responders’ provide vital services. They're in a financial crisis. 

Immigrant ‘digital first responders’ provide vital services. They're in a financial crisis. 
A man and a child peer out a window of a building. Next to them is a road sign that says "road closed"

Refugees asking for asylum in Canada argue the US is no longer safe

Refugees asking for asylum in Canada argue the US is no longer safe
A woman gets her pulse checked at Jericho Road Community Health Center, a health center that focuses on culturally sensitive health care for refugees.

Some refugees suffer culture shock — with their health care

Some refugees suffer culture shock — with their health care
Buffalo schools

How Buffalo's public schools are setting international students up for success

How Buffalo's public schools are setting international students up for success
Fourteen wind turbines on the shores of Lake Erie power enough energy for about 10,000 homes. One of the world’s largest steel mills formerly occupied the site.

Buffalo used to be a city filled with millionaires. It plans to get rich again by betting against Trump.

When you think of American hubs of green energy innovation, you probably don't think of Buffalo, New York. Yes, Buffalo. But guess what, soon, you could.

Buffalo used to be a city filled with millionaires. It plans to get rich again by betting against Trump.
A worker with the community organization PUSH Buffalo weatherizes a home on Buffalo's lower west side. The formerly vacant home was completely rehabbed — with solar panels and other-energy efficient features — and is now rented to a low-income family.

Green homes in Buffalo are keeping poor people warm. But Trump’s budget could hurt that.

Like many Rust Belt cities, as industry left the area, Buffalo saw a huge decrease in population and a spike in poverty. But community activists are getting creative, finding ways to help poor people save money and get jobs. And some efforts are fighting climate change too.

Green homes in Buffalo are keeping poor people warm. But Trump’s budget could hurt that.

New monuments join National Park System this summer

America's National Park Service maintain some 84 million acres of land, 4.5 million acres of oceans and lakes and countless miles of rivers and seashores — and it's growing. This summer, three monuments were added to the National Park Service and two more were put under the care of the Bureau of Land Management.

New monuments join National Park System this summer

Buffalo zoo about to take polar bear cub population from one to two

A New York zoo is hand-rearing a polar bear cub born to one of its adult bears. But now, the zoo is being asked to take in another cub, an orphan, from Alaska, in hopes that the two will grow up healthier if they do so together.

Buffalo zoo about to take polar bear cub population from one to two

'Cash Mobs' profit locally owned stores

A new phenomenon, called “Cash Mobs,” is spreading across the country, changing the way people view local businesses. Similar to flash mobs, Cash Mobs organize customers to spend money at struggling locally owned businesses to support their community.

'Cash Mobs' profit locally owned stores

Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained

In Juarez, Mexico, the once-bustling nightlife had been dead for years as violence erupted in the city. But, in recent months, as police have setup checkpoints and drug violence has stabilized and perhaps even subsided, the nightlife is returning.

Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained
A man talks into a microphone

A Somali American's journey to the US and back to his home country comes full circle

This newly elected president of Somalia was the subject of our 2011 Geo Quiz. In this interview, he was back in Buffalo working as a civil servant after a stint in his home country as a prime minister.

A Somali American's journey to the US and back to his home country comes full circle

Global impact of Sony security breach

Sony has warned users of its PlayStation Network that their personal information, including credit card details, may have been stolen. Access to the network was suspended last Wednesday, but Sony has only now revealed details. Clark Boyd has more.

Global impact of Sony security breach

Playstation Users Alarmed After Network Hacking

Playstation Users Alarmed After Network Hacking

Fighting burps helps the environment

Scientists are using coriander, cinnamon, turmeric, cloves and cumin to fight the greenhouse gases caused by livestock belching.

Fighting burps helps the environment