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We’ll have falling temperatures, a blustery wind and snow showers today. Temperatures only in the 10s/20s this afternoon. Lake effect snow east and southeast of Lake Ontario continues tonight into tomorrow morning.

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Around New York

1. Immigration debate to shape N.Y. gubernatorial battle

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the only Republican challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul, continues to support the president’s increased deportations of undocumented people with a criminal history. He also told reporters in Albany on Wednesday that he backs the decision of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer to fatally shoot a woman in Minneapolis last week.

2. One-on-one with Hochul after her State of the State

During her State of the State speech on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke directly to New Yorkers, delivering her vision for the coming year. That includes pushing back against the Trump administration’s immigration actions and budget cuts, as well as making life more affordable in New York.

3. Up to 1,800 jury summonses could be sent for federal trial of Buffalo mass shooter

It’s becoming more clear just how large a net will be cast for the jury in the federal trial of Payton Gendron, the man who shot and killed 10 Black people and injured three others at a Buffalo supermarket in May 2022.

Around the Nation

1. Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip

2. Trump says he was told killing in Iran amid protests has stopped

3. Levin, Merkley introduce bill to bar American tax dollars from being used for Venezuela oil infrastructure